Facebook: drug trade content removal as of Q3 2023

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Dec 15, 2023
In the third quarter of 2023, Facebook removed 1.8 million pieces of content which included the selling or trade of non-medical drugs, pharmaceutical drugs, and marijuana. For the previous quarter, this figure stood at 2.6 million pieces of removed drug-related content that went against the company’s community standards and guidelines.

Actioned content items depicting trade of drugs on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions)

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November 2023

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Worldwide

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Q4 2018 to Q3 2023

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According to Facebook, "We don't allow individuals, manufacturers or retailers to buy, sell or trade non-medical drugs, pharmaceutical drugs and marijuana on Facebook. Recently we've invested in our automatic detection and enforcement to find and remove content that goes against our standards on regulated goods."

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