<p>Facebook says it will remove reported posts that evade gun laws.</p><p>STORY HIGHLIGHTSFacebook and Instagram to regulate posts about illegal gun sales Social networks to remove posts that evade gun laws, restrict minors from gun-related content Gun-control reform groups lobbied the social media company to change rules</p><p>(CNN) -- Facebook and its photo-sharing subsidiary Instagram Wednesday announced new policies aimed at stemming online sales of illegal guns.</p><p>The social media platforms have agreed to remove reported posts that evade gun laws, restrict minors under the age of 18 from viewing posts about firearm sales and provide education to better inform law-abiding sellers of guns.</p><p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/05/tech/facebook-instagram-gun-sales/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/facebook-is-now-cracking-down-on-illegal-gun-posts">Facebook Is Now Cracking Down On Illegal Gun Posts</a> (BuzzFeed)</p><p><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/facebook-to-crack-down-on-illegal-gun-sales/">With Move to Limit Gun Sales, Facebook Is Caught in Debate</a> (New York Times (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-tightens-policies-illegal-gun-sales-posts-20140304,0,7811437.story">Facebook tightens policies on posts about illegal gun sales</a> (Los Angeles Times)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dvC6JSzYCnEqfrMmD_T9ndhSnF2WM&authuser=0&ned=us">571 additional articles.</a></p>