Facebook Bans Conservative Children’s Book Publisher

Facebook banned a conservative publishing company from advertising children's books on the site, claiming its ads were "disruptive content."

Heroes of Liberty founder Bethany Mandel said Monday that Facebook permanently blocked the company from advertising on the platform, and locked her out of the company's page when she appealed the decision. Mandel says Facebook's actions cost the company six months of advertising data. Facebook did not respond to a request for comment but told Heroes of Liberty it was being punished for "consistently promoting ads that don't comply" with Facebook's standards.

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