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  • Researchers found messages advertising guns across 234 publicly accessible WhatsApp groups in India, which violates Meta’s policies prohibiting firearm sales.
  • The names and descriptions of some groups contain references to gun sales, which can easily be monitored by WhatsApp.
  • The company has faced similar allegations globally. Earlier studies found instances of firearms-related advertisements on Meta’s platforms in the U.S. and the European Union.
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