Facebook has temporarily banned advertisements and commercial listings of medical face masks, amid growing concern about exploitation related to the Coronavirus, according to a CNBC news report.
"We are closely watching Covid-19 (the official name of the emerging kerna virus), and we will make the necessary updates to our policies if we see people trying to take advantage of this public health emergency," the channel quoted Product Manager at Facebook Rob Letharn as saying. Change in the coming days. "
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that people are buying face masks and other equipment, which leads to a lack of protective equipment for health care workers, which puts lives at risk from the emerging coronavirus and other infectious diseases.
Facebook previously announced a ban on ads for medicinal products that falsely indicate the existence of a limited-width product, and any product that promotes counterfeit "treatments" or counterfeits to Covid-19.
It also announced that groups and pages linked to the virus will be banned from its algorithms. The rules also apply to Facebook-owned Instagram. "The supplies are limited, the prices are high, and we are against people who are taking advantage of this public health emergency," Instagram President Adam Musiri tweeted.
Facebook closed one of its offices in Seattle after it was confirmed that a contractor there had contracted the new Corona virus, and asked the company’s employees in that office (who numbered five thousand employees) to work from home until March 31. The company also reduced social visitors to its offices, and canceled its participation in a number of conferences as a result of the virus outbreak.
And e-commerce sites "eBay" and "Amazon" have modified their rules related to goods related to the Corona virus. In a notice to the sellers on Friday, eBay said it banned all sales of medical face masks, hand sanitizers and sanitizers in an attempt to stem the price hikes.
EBay has already removed more than 2,000 products to show their owners unverified allegations of the Corona virus, and Amazon has removed third-party listings that have significantly raised the prices of hand sanitizers and medical face masks.