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 .
Facebook is banning sites that host digital blueprints for 3D-printed guns. The decision comes as US states attempt to block 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 31 July 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 “Community Standards”. Sites that host the files can still be posted through Facebook.