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Buying or selling of the following is prohibited on Facebook and Instagram Commerce Products:
1. Community Standards
Commerce listings must not violate our Community Standards.
2. Illegal, Prescription, or Recreational Drugs
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of illegal, prescription or recreational drugs.
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3. Tobacco Products and Related Paraphernalia
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of tobacco products or tobacco paraphernalia.
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4. Ingestible Supplements
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of ingestible supplements.
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5. Weapons, Ammunition or Explosives
Listings may not promote the buying, selling, or use of weapons, ammunition, or explosives.
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6. Animals
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of animals.
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7. Adult Products or Services
Listings may not promote the buying, selling, or use of adult products or services.
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8. Alcohol
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of alcohol.
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9. Healthcare Products
Posts may not promote certain healthcare products and services, including medical devices, or smoking cessation products containing nicotine.
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10. Body Parts and Fluids
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of human body parts or fluids.
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11. Real Money Gambling Services
Listings may not promote buying, selling, or facilitate gambling, games of skill or lotteries, including online casinos and gambling, sports books, bingo, or poker if it costs money.
12. Misleading, Deceptive Or Offensive
Listings may not contain deceptive, false, misleading or offensive offers or products.
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13. Products With Overtly Sexualized Positioning
Listings may not position products or services in a sexually suggestive manner.
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14. Subscriptions Or Digital Products
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of downloadable digital content, digital subscriptions or digital accounts.
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15. Digital Media and Electronic Devices
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of devices that facilitate or encourage streaming digital content in an unauthorized manner or interfering with the functionality of electronic devices.
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16. Real, Virtual Or Fake Currency
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of real, virtual or fake currency
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17. No Commercial Intent
Listings may not promote news, humor or other content that has no intention to buy or sell products or services.
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18. Third-Party Infringement
Listings may not contain content that infringes upon or violates the intellectual property rights of any third party, including copyright or trademark. This includes, but is not limited to, the promotion or sale of counterfeits, such as goods that copy the trademark (name or logo) and/or distinctive features of another company’s products to imitate a genuine product.
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19. Discrimination
Listings must not wrongfully discriminate or suggest a preference for or against people because of a personal characteristic, included but not limited to, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, marital status, disability, or medical or genetic condition. Listings must comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination. This includes but is not limited to discrimination for housing listings.
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20. Services
Services may not be listed.
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21. Recalled Products
Listings may not promote the buying or selling of recalled products.
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