In the third quarter of 2023, Facebook took action on 766 thousand pieces of content depicting the trade of firearms, down from 877 thousand pieces of this content in the second quarter of 2023. Facebook has invested in automatic detection to delete content that attempts the sale, exchange, gifting, or transfer of firearms, firearm parts, ammunition, or explosives between private individuals. Additionally, over five million pieces of drug-related content was removed from the platform.
Actioned content items depicting trade of firearms on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023
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Number of content items taken action on by Facebook in millions
According to Facebook, "We also do not allow private individuals to buy, sell, give, exchange or transfer firearms, including firearm parts or ammunition. While drugs and firearms are regulated by different legal restrictions around the world, we enforce these standards consistently across Instagram due to the borderless nature of our community."
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Meta Platforms. (November 1, 2023). Actioned content items depicting trade of firearms on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013830/facebook-regulated-goods-firearms-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned content items depicting trade of firearms on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions)." Chart. November 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013830/facebook-regulated-goods-firearms-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. (2023). Actioned content items depicting trade of firearms on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013830/facebook-regulated-goods-firearms-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms. "Actioned Content Items Depicting Trade of Firearms on Facebook Worldwide from 4th Quarter 2018 to 3rd Quarter 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013830/facebook-regulated-goods-firearms-removal-quarter/
Meta Platforms, Actioned content items depicting trade of firearms on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013830/facebook-regulated-goods-firearms-removal-quarter/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Actioned content items depicting trade of firearms on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 3rd quarter 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Meta Platforms, November 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013830/facebook-regulated-goods-firearms-removal-quarter/
