Facebook is banning sites that publish digital blueprints for 3D - printed guns . “Sharing instructions on how to print firearms using 3D printers is not allowed under our Community Standards,” Facebook said in a statement. The decision comes as several states attempt to prevent such instructions from being published . A settlement in July between the US State Department and Defense Distributed , an open - source group that created the first 3D - printed gun , enabled the group to make the gun code available . However , on 24 August a federal judge granted a temporary nationwide injunction to prevent the plans being uploaded . Facebook has stated that instructions on printing firearms breach the company ’s “ Information Standards ” . Sites that host the files can still be posted through Facebook .
Facebook is banning sites that publish digital blueprints for 3D - printed guns . The decision comes as several states attempt to prevent such instructions from being published . A settlement in July between the US State Department and Defense Distributed , an open - source group that created the first 3D - printed gun , enabled the group to make the gun code available . However , on 24 August a federal judge granted a temporary nationwide injunction to prevent the plans being uploaded . Facebook has stated that instructions on printing firearms breach the company ’s “ Information Standards ” . Sites that host the files can still be posted through Facebook .