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Facebook and Instagram Ads Push Gun Silencers Disguised as Car Parts

ID: bb80a2a3-4be7-5fb0-b7b0-faba5566c656

STIX ID: report--bb80a2a3-4be7-5fb0-b7b0-faba5566c656

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Date Published: 2025-01-03

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Dhruv Mehrotra

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The report details a network of Facebook and Instagram ads promoting fuel filters that can be easily modified into gun suppressors, despite Meta’s policies. It notes recycled influencer footage used without consent, a false implication of association with a legitimate manufacturer, and an ATF warning clarifying that functionality determines legality for suppressor-related items, including solvent traps.

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