Electrical Safety First (ESF) flagged ten dangerous and substandard products to Meta in late February as part of a wide-scale investigation that identified dangerous goods for sale via five major online marketplaces.
Amazon Marketplace, eBay, Wish.com and AliExpress all responded to alerts from the charity by swiftly removing the listings. But ESF says goods that expose shoppers to risk of electric shock and fire remained on sale via Facebook Marketplace.
Lesley Rudd, ESF chief executive, said: “Meta has failed to act when presented with our evidence, leaving their shoppers exposed to avoidable harm. In doing so Meta has distinguished itself from other online platforms for all the wrong reasons.”
The charity reviewed the status of the ten listings it flagged to Meta in late April. Four listings were no longer active, with links to the items leading to a page informing that the listing “may have expired or been sold,” yet six listings remained active...