Corona: Facebook, Insta Ban Advertisements selling masks

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Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram banned advertisements selling medical face masks so that people could not take advantage of the corona virus emergency illegally.

Rob Leithorn, who led Facebook’s trust / integrity team (for ads and commercial products), announced about the decision on Twitter.

He tweeted, ‘We are going to ban advertisements and product listings selling medical face masks. We are keeping a close watch on Kovid-19. If we find that people are trying to take advantage of this public health emergency, then we will make necessary reforms in our policies.

The head of Instagram, Adam Moseri, has also supported his decision. He tweeted, ‘Supply is low and prices are high. We are against taking advantage of this public health emergency. We will also start it in the next few days.

Facebook also announced that on its platform, a pop-up or information will also come automatically with searches related to the corona virus, which will have the necessary instructions from the World Health Organization (WHO). Other tech companies will also increase the price. And is striving to prevent health-related misinformation. According to the Tech Crunch report, Amazon is also working to remove ‘higher-priced offers’ on products such as hand sanitizers and face masks, while eBay has The listing of N95 and N100 face masks, hand sanitizers and alcohol wipes products has been banned.

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