The latest policy change comes as Google addresses misinformation on its platforms in the wake of the quickly spreading COVID-19 coronavirus. Medical experts have tried to warn against healthy people buying masks so it doesn't create an equipment shortage for medical workers.
The company already had a policy prohibiting ad content that capitalizes off the coronavirus.
Facebook on Friday said it is temporarily banning ads and commerce listings selling medical face masks. A man walks with a face mask, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., March 5, 2020."Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to temporarily ban all medical face mask ads," a Google spokeswoman said in an email to CNBC. "We're actively monitoring the situation and will continue to take action as needed to protect users.
The restriction only applies to face masks for now, and does not apply to ads for other products that could protect against the outbreak, like hazmat suits and sanitizers, which have also proliferated in recent weeks.said it is "continuing to evaluate" whether the ban should apply to other products, and said will take a "few days" to take down existing mask ads, meaning users are likely to still see them in the coming days.
The latest policy change comes as Google addresses misinformation on its platforms in the wake of the quicklyspreading COVID-19 virus, which has
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