Facebook Inc. said Monday that it made a mistake in blocking a pro-Biden ad presented by the Democratic Political Action Committee Priorities USA, after initially telling the group that the video was "sensational." "Has violated its policy against content.
A company spokesman, citing an
"implementation error," said Facebook was approving the ad, which
called on President Donald Trump to respond to Obama Care and Democratic
presidential candidate Joe Biden "anonymously." Clips threatening to
say "man" were, shown.
According to a screenshot of the rejection
notice shared by Priorities USA strategy Josh Schwartz, Facebook initially
stated its policy against ads that contain "shocking, sensational,
provocative or excessively violent content." Was, cited.
Examples of prohibited advertising
material through the policy include graphic depiction of violence, derogatory
speech, and exit from the broker.
Facebook has been hot on the heels of a
relatively hands-on approach to political discourse, especially its policy of
exempting politicians from fact-checking.
Maintains stricter rules for outside
groups such as the PAC, and earlier this month the Republican PAC was, banned
from advertising after repeatedly sharing content that had external facts.
Investigators thought it was a lie.
(Reuters is one of Facebook's
fact-checking partners.)
Facebook also draws some lines for
politicians, leaving content that, for example, incites violence. In June, he
removed Trump's re-election campaign letters showing a red inverted triangle,
used to violate his policy against organized hatred by the Nazis.
Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said only a
few versions of the USA ad were blocked, which he called a "mistake - a
shameful fact," while other versions were allowed to run.
Preference USA
"We've been trying to get their
approval since Thursday. The company shouldn't have a public pressure campaign
to enforce its policies," Chevron said in a tweet.
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