Facebook to ban face mask ads amid Covid-19 outbreak
(VOVWORLD) - Facebook has announced they are temporarily banning advertisements for medical face masks as part of an effort to prevent use of its platform to exploit public concerns about the new coronavirus.
The ban covers advertisements on the social media platform as well as commercial listings on Facebook Marketplace, the company said. Facebook said it would begin to enforce the ban over the next few days.
Facebook noted that it previously announced a ban on ads that make claims about the health benefits of a particular product or guaranteed that “a product will prevent someone from contracting” the disease.