How eBay blocked 257,000 listings that violated prohibited wildlife policies in 2020

Between 2017 and 2020, eBay blocked or removed 522,000 listings violating its prohibited wildlife policies, with 257,000 of those actions occurring in 2020. As a founding member of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, eBay has harmonized its policies, trained staff to detect items like elephant ivory and pangolin leather boots, and utilized academic and coalition-identified keywords to improve automated detection.

• eBay removed or blocked 522,000 listings violating prohibited wildlife policies from 2017 through 2020, with 257,000 of those removals taking place in 2020 alone.
• As part of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, eBay has implemented several measures to combat illegal trade, including harmonizing its Animal and Wildlife Products policy, training staff to identify products such as pangolin leather boots and elephant ivory, and using specific search keywords to improve automated detection filters.

APA

Carson, M. (2021). How eBay blocked 257,000 listings that violated prohibited wildlife policies in 2020. WWF International. https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/perspectives/sustainability-works-hub/sustainability-works-index/how-ebay-blocked-257000-listings-that-violated-prohibited-wildlife-policies-in-2020/

Chicago

Carson, Mike. How eBay blocked 257,000 listings that violated prohibited wildlife policies in 2020. WWF International, 2021. https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/perspectives/sustainability-works-hub/sustainability-works-index/how-ebay-blocked-257000-listings-that-violated-prohibited-wildlife-policies-in-2020/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carson2021how, author = {Carson, Mike}, title = {{How eBay blocked 257,000 listings that violated prohibited wildlife policies in 2020}}, publisher = {WWF International}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/perspectives/sustainability-works-hub/sustainability-works-index/how-ebay-blocked-257000-listings-that-violated-prohibited-wildlife-policies-in-2020/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }