Central News Agency (CNA Taipei, June 30) Democratic Progressive Party legislator Lin Yueh-ching stated today that Taiwan has seen a rise in online drug trafficking in recent years, with criminal groups using social media platforms to spread drug information through coded language and veiled messages to evade detection. She plans to propose amendments to the "Drug Hazard Prevention Act" requiring platform operators to remove illegal content when the competent authority determines it involves drug sales or related information. As drug-related crimes become increasingly digitized, trafficking groups are using social media, messaging apps, and online games to disseminate drug information through coded language, secret signals, and veiled messages, making it easier for minors to be exposed to drugs. Lin Yueh-ching, along with DPP legislator Chen Pei-yu and others, held a press conference at the Legislative Yuan to announce their proposal to amend the "Drug Hazard Prevention Act," aiming to strengthen online drug governance and establish a digital drug prevention safety net for minors. Lin Yueh-ching said that drug crime is no longer just a traditional street problem but is evolving towards synthetic drugs and digitalization, posing a common global challenge. Taiwan has also seen an online drug trafficking model in recent years, where criminal groups use social media, messaging apps, and online games to spread drug information, employing coded language and veiled messages to evade detection, posing a greater threat to minors. Lin Yueh-ching pointed out that she is proposing amendments to the "Drug Hazard Prevention Act" that would require platform operators to legally cooperate by restricting access to or removing content when the competent authority determines that online content involves drug sales, inducement to drug use, or other illegal drug information. This aims to prevent drug information from spreading further through algorithms and becoming an entry point for a