Facebook is taking very important new measures in the context of the fight against the Coronavirus, completing a series of measures that were announced by the company just a few weeks ago, and which had to be completed because people take advantage of the suffering of others.
Facebook has decided to ban ads for the sale of surgical masks, hand sanitizers, surfaces, or even napkins of this kind, an extremely good measure to stop the speculation of the heartless who take advantage of the situation to harass people who want to protect themselves.
Facebook bans ads with test kits for Coronavirus, another big problem, they are needed in hospitals, not for sale without control in the social network, but the biggest problem is that some of them are completely fake.
Europol issued a warning these days telling people to be very careful because there are many fake masks and disinfectants on the market, which do not have any effect, the police in Europe managed to break down some large networks of criminals who sold them, but not they could stop them all.
In addition to masks, we're now also banning hand sanitizer, surface disinfecting wipes and COVID-19 test kits in ads and commerce listings. This is another step to help protect against inflated prices and predatory behavior we're seeing (1/2)
—Rob Leathern (@robleathern) March 19, 2020
