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18:44, 10-Aug-2018
Facebook says it is removing content on 3D printing of guns
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18:37, 13-Aug-2018
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Facebook is removing content related to instructions on 3D printing of firearms, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, as debate around access to gun in the US intensifies.
"Sharing instructions on how to print firearms using 3D printers is not allowed under our Community Standards. In line with our policies, we are removing this content from Facebook," the social media giant said.
Facebook did not clarify if it would remove only the related posts or the host pages and accounts as well, but said it would soon share an updated policy on restricted goods.
Ghost gun is another name to refer to those firearms manufactured by personal steel mills and with no serial numbers to trace.
Till the end of July, nine US states had jointly filed papers to interdict the Trump administration from enabling the public to download blueprints for 3D printable guns.
(Top image: A 3D-printed gun. /AFP Photo)
Source(s): Reuters