Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign placed ads on Facebook calling for the breakup of Facebook and other tech giants. Facebook then removed the ads, but later reversed its decision and decided to allow the ads to run.
The social network changed its mind after Politico reported the removal of the ads. “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,” Politico reported.
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“Three companies have vast power over our economy and our democracy. Facebook, Amazon, and Google,” read the ads, which Warren’s campaign had placed Friday. “We all use them. But in their rise to power, they’ve bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field in their favor.”
A message on the three ads read: “This ad was taken down because it goes against Facebook’s advertising policies.”
According to a Facebook spokesperson: “We removed the ads because they violated our policies against use of our corporate logo. In the interest of allowing robust debate, we are restoring the ads.”
Warren did make note of the ads being taken down. She tweeted: “Curious why I think FB has too much power? Let’s start with their ability to shut down a debate over whether FB has too much power. Thanks for restoring my posts. But I want a social media marketplace that isn’t dominated by a single censor.”
