Censorship board warns of fake contraband items sold online
The Censorship Board is now taking a step further in monitoring social media sites like facebook and twitter for fake contraband items being sold online.
This was after the Censorship Board carried out a raid on January 12 on someone who was using a popular local facebook page (named) to sell Sex Enhancement Products or SEP’s which are prohibited by the Health Department.
Principal advisor Robroy Chicki warns that pages on online sites like facebook and Twitter will be monitored on a daily basis for the sales of illegal and prohibited medicine items that are being brought into the country illegally and sold online for public consumption and without the approval of the Department of Health.
He says the public should be made aware of things they order or purchase especially with medical or pharmaceuticals online as some items could be prohibited and or might cause side effects to one’s health.
Meanwhile, awareness is to be carried out in schools this year, while the Board is working on strategies to involve communities and educate them about contrabands and fake medicinal products being advertised on social sites especially facebook that they can be dangerous to ones health.
Coordinator of the awareness programs Karen Gabby says they are currently working in partnership with youth, women and church groups to help in carrying out awareness which also includes the media organisations as part of their overall stategy.