Instagram Draws Surge in Offers of Coronavirus Masks With Potential Risks

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Thousands of Instagram accounts are hawking medical face masks that could be fraudulent or pose a safety risk, researchers have found

Thousands of Instagram accounts are hawking medical face masks that could be fraudulent or pose a safety risk, according to a report by an independent research group, a sign of Facebook Inc.’s struggles to police users who appear to be taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.

Researchers found at least 10,450 accounts on Instagram that have popped up in the past few months selling masks, some of which appear to be scams and most of which aren’t vetted for safety or price concerns. The offers appear through a main page...

 

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Mark each one as a scam. If everyone does this, MAYBE FB will take notice.

And President Trump said a piece of cloth would do the job for regular folks.

While IG sucks up all the ad revenue peddling dangerous medical masks They don’t give a damn

facebook is littered with fraudulent mask ads too

I’m shocked!

There are thousands of these scarms. I advice people not to get quick fake unsafe products.

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