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42 Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts

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Dhruv Mehrotra @ Wired 2 place · 01/03/2025 06:30 EDT

Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts

A network of Facebook pages has been advertising “fuel filters” that are actually meant to be used as silencers, which are heavily regulated by US law. Even US military officials are concerned.

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