Facebook will soon forbid users from coordinating private firearm sales using the social network, according to Reuters and The New York Times. The move, which also extends to Instagram, is a dramatic statement from the company, which has already worked to tighten policies around guns. The new measure applies to public posts; Facebook won't be scanning through your private messages to uncover gun sales. Also important: this doesn't apply to posts from licensed gun dealers, which will continue to be permitted on the social network.
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So public posts about private deals is a no no. But private posts about private deals is okay. Am I reading that right?
That's... actually pretty sensible. From both a cultural and corporate responsibility standpoint. They've taken it as far as they can without infringing privacy at any rate.
Private is never private when you're using someone else's platform – much less on the internet. Regardless, I don't see why people need to be conducting gun sales on Facebook and Instagram of all places.