The Obama administration on Monday welcomed Facebook's move last week to prohibit users from using its services to coordinate person-to-person private sales of firearms.
"Obviously, we welcome steps from private entities like Facebook," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a press briefing, following Facebook's announcement on Friday.
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Earnest would not comment on whether anyone in the administration had sought such a decision by Facebook, but he said some companies are interested in preventing individuals from circumventing background checks via Internet sales.