FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2024

Contact: Michael Clauw, mclauw@campaignforaccountability.org, 202.780.5750

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a non-profit watchdog group that runs the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), published a report showing that Meta approved hundreds of ads selling guns and gun accessories in violation of its own policies— raising questions about the company’s ability, or willingness, to enforce safety standards for its lucrative advertising business.

This report is a joint project of TTP and the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (“Everytown”), with TTP taking the lead on the platform research and Everytown providing technical expertise. In light of the research findings, Everytown issued a set of recommendations to Meta for making its platform safer from illicit gun sales.

Read the full report here.

And read Everytown’s recommendations here.

Campaign for Accountability is a nonpartisan, nonprofit watchdog organization that uses research, litigation, and aggressive communications to expose misconduct and malfeasance in public life and hold those who act at the expense of the public good accountable for their actions.