Shortly, after announcing the ban of ads that targeted those who feared COVID-19 last month, this included the outlawing of any ads with commerce listings of face masks. Companies are taking advantage of and profiting off those that are living in fear of COVID-19 and the Coronavirus. Kudos to Facebook, they are now expanding the ban to those that are seeking to profit off hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and test kits.
Facebook marketplace is filled with several examples of people Increasing the price of masks by 500%.
Facebook isn’t the first platform to ban ads targeted towards face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. eBay realized that there was “unfair pricing behavior” and put a stop to the unethical act.
Profiteering in a time of crisis is nothing new, and while you would hope that everyone would be able to unify for the greater good, unfortunately, history shows us that this will not be the case.
To limit the amount of profiting during a crisis, restrictions are a necessity.
Facebook is always striving to protect its users and to make sure they are getting the proper and correct information about the pandemic.
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