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=== Flashforge threatens to report customers for printing firearms or weapon components ===
=== Flashforge threatens to report customers for printing firearms or weapon components ===


In late 2025, Flashforge posted an infographic titled '''NO to weaponized 3D printing''' on Facebook, threatening to report customers printing firearms or weapon components to "authorities"<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1owqkqs/flashforge_telling_and_threatening_their_users/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Firearms/comments/1oxtrni/3d_printer_manufacturer_flashforge_openly/</ref>, implying that it has the capability to view users prints, or just to cover their ass.
In late 2025, Flashforge posted an infographic titled '''NO to weaponized 3D printing''' on Facebook, threatening to report customers printing firearms or weapon components to "authorities"<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1owqkqs/flashforge_telling_and_threatening_their_users/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Firearms/comments/1oxtrni/3d_printer_manufacturer_flashforge_openly/</ref>, implying that it has the capability to view users prints, or to mitigate liability.


The Facebook post has been reproduced below:
<div style="width: 30vw; color: gray; text-align: center">
<div style="width: 30vw; color: gray; text-align: center">
We build tools for creation--never for harm.<br/>
We build tools for creation--never for harm.<br/>