Advertisements of selling face masks ban on Facebook, Instagram.

Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram on Saturday banned advertisements selling medical face masks on their platforms. So the people could not be taken advantage of by the coronavirus emergency. 

Rob Leithorn, who led the Trust / Integrity Team on Facebook announced the decision on Twitter. He tweeted, "We are going to ban advertisements and product listings selling medical facemasks. 

We are keeping a close watch on Kovid-19 and if we find that people are trying to take advantage of this public health emergency, we will make necessary reforms in our policies."

The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, has also supported this decision. He tweeted, "Supply is low and prices are high. 

We are against people taking advantage of this public health emergency. We will also start it in the next few days."

Facebook also announced that a pop-up or information will come automatically on this platform along with searches related to coronaviruses, which will have the necessary instructions from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Other technology companies are also trying to prevent price rise and health-related misinformation. As reported by Tech Crunch, Amazon is also working to remove 'high-priced offers' on products such as hand sanitizers and face masks. 

eBay has also banned on the listing of N95 and N100 face masks, hand sanitizers, and alcohol wipe products.