Facebook backtracks after removing Warren ads calling for Facebook breakup

Posted on AllSides March 12th, 2019
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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.

“Three companies have vast power over our economy and our democracy. Facebook, Amazon, and Google," read the ads, which...

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/11/facebook-removes-elizabeth-warren-ads-1216757

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