Company initially cited its policy against ads containing ’shocking, sensational, inflammatory, or excessively violent content’
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Facebook Inc said on Monday it had erred in blocking a pro-Biden ad submitted by Democratic political action committee Priorities USA, after initially telling the group the video violated its policy against “sensational” content.
According to a screenshot of the rejection notice shared by Priorities USA strategist Josh Schwerin, Facebook had initially cited its policy against ads containing “shocking, sensational, inflammatory, or excessively violent content.”Examples of ad content barred by the policy include graphic depictions of torture, dehumanizing speech and pimple popping.
It does maintain more stringent rules for outside groups like PACs, and earlier this month banned a Republican PAC from advertising after it repeatedly shared content that was deemed false by external fact-checkers.
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