According to Facebook, "We don't allow individuals, manufacturers or retailers to buy, sell or trade non-medical drugs, pharmaceutical drugs and marijuana on Facebook. Recently we've invested in our automatic detection and enforcement to find and remove content that goes against our standards on regulated goods."
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Facebook: drug trade content removal as of Q4 2025
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Facebook removed ***Â million pieces of content, which included the selling or trade of non-medical drugs, pharmaceutical drugs, and marijuana.
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Meta Platforms. (May 7, 2026). Actioned content items depicting trade of drugs on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1013816/facebook-regulated-goods-drugs-removal-quarter/
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Actioned content items depicting trade of drugs on Facebook worldwide from 4th quarter 2018 to 4th quarter 2025 (in millions) [Graph], Meta Platforms, May 7, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1013816/facebook-regulated-goods-drugs-removal-quarter/
