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Facebook mulling policy changes on gun-themed pages (exclusive)
Facebook may announce company policy changes for gun-related pages in mere days, VentureBeat has learned. The social network has been under pressure from the powerful Mayors Against Illegal Guns and...
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Facebook takes steps to block illegal gun sales
Facebook announced today that it would remove posts offering to buy or sell guns without background checks. The social network is also launching a campaign to educate Facebook users about its policies...
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How activists forced Facebook’s hand on gun policy
Under intense pressure by powerful activist groups and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Facebook today announced major policy changes to its gun-themed fan pages. It’s a concerted effort to...
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Dylan’s Desk: Facebook takes aim at gun sales, but it misses the mark
Facebook gave in to pressure from anti-gun activists this week, announcing that it would be taking a more active approach to removing content related to the sale of illegal weapons. Or did it?...
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Angry moms urge Facebook and Instagram to get out of the gun business
A group of angry mothers and a powerful advocacy group have joined forces to demand that Facebook and Instagram get out of the gun business. “Anybody can go to Facebook and Instagram and buy a gun...
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The NRA claims victory in Facebook’s new ‘anti-gun’ policies
Facebook and the NRA seem to be on the same page. For the thousands of Facebook users who buy and sell guns legally through the social networking titan’s gun fan pages — making it one of the country’s...
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Buying a gun on Facebook takes 15 minutes
FEATURE: Fifteen minutes. That’s all it takes for children and people without IDs to buy illegal weapons on Facebook pages dedicated to the sale and celebration of guns. A VentureBeat investigation has...
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Want to buy a gun? Don’t go looking on Google+
Google+ is not the place to make connections for buying and selling guns. Robust automation tools and other enforcement mechanisms means Google+ users are flagged almost immediately for violating...
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