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"French online sales giant Leboncoin has tightened its regulations against the
ivory trade. In addition to ivory items, the company is now removing from its
platform any item that might turn out to be made of ivory. This measure is in
support of elephant conservation efforts in Africa. The continent has lost more
than 100,000 elephants in 20 years due to the ivory trade.
The fight against the virtual trade routes used by cybercriminals to exploit
wildlife, in particular the ivory trade, has just moved up a gear. Popular with
almost 28 million visitors every month, the French online sales platform
Leboncoin has just adopted a more radical stance by applying a new ban based on
the precautionary principle.
The ban includes listings with terms such as “imitation ivory” or
“ivory-style”, as well as any item described as being made from a material
similar to ivory, such as bone, resin or plastic. “By adopting the
precautionary principle, which aims to ban from the platform any item that
could turn out to be made of ivory, we are affirming more than ever our desire
to take a responsible approach to Leboncoin, not only with regard to animals,
but also by protecting our users who could be taken advantage of,” says
Amandine de Souza, Leboncoin’s Managing Director."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
