'Arms trade is on Facebook '

- Facebook appears to be a great communication tool for arms dealers in the Middle East, reports The New York Times. According to the newspaper, there were sure to find six group pages where weapons were sold. The groups have been taken offline by Facebook. The arms trade is forbidden on Facebook, but the company only acted after a tip from The New York Times.

The pages were traded rockets, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades by traders, inter alia, Libya, Syria and Iraq. Also discussed the functioning of the weapons in the groups. Facebook made to do it unintentionally also possible payments by the Messenger function.