Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for Facebook breakup

Politico:

Facebook removed several ads placed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign that called for the breakup of Facebook and other tech giants.

But the social network later reversed course after POLITICO reported on the takedown, with the company saying it wanted to allow for “robust debate.”

The ads, which had identical images and text, touted Warren’s recently announced plan to unwind “anti-competitive” tech mergers, including Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram.

They’re kind of making her point for her.



4 thoughts on “Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for Facebook breakup”

  1. I dislike Facebook as much as the next guy (at least in most cases) but didn’t Facebook announce weeks ago that they would no longer be running political ads?

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