Firearms openly sold via Facebook

They are not only cheap but easily available. This is the picture portrayed on two Facebook accounts found to be selling firearms openly in Malaysia.

A check found that a Facebook account claimed to offer a range of pistols, revolvers and assault rifles for between RM500 and RM15,000.

The list of weapons for sale on the account included AK-47 assault rifles at RM12,000, Smith & Wesson pistols at RM500 and revolvers with two boxes of ammunition at RM15,000.

Another Facebook account declared that it could offer about 10 types of firearms, among them E&C M16A4, Tercel M1911 airsoft gun and S&T Mosin Nagant Gas Rifle (Real Wood) for between RM600 and RM1,250, resembling real weapons.

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Facebook removes ads from controversial pages to avoid boycott

Facebook has announced a major revamp of its advertising systems in an attempt to deal with concerns about offensive content.

There will now be new restrictions on where adverts appear on the site.

Marks and Spencer and BSkyB were among companies to suspend advertising after complaints that adverts had been placed on pages with offensive material, reports the BBC. The social network now plans to remove any advertising from many of its pages.

Facebook's move follows complaints about a Sky advert promoting an M&S voucher. The advert was placed on a Facebook page called "cute and gay boys". The page featured photographs of teenage boys.

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