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Facebook says it is temporarily banning ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week's inauguration “out of an abundance of caution”

remove them permanently, conduct an independent investigation into how @Facebook enabled the insurrectionists and add an expert on countering extremism/domestic terrorism to your Board of Dir. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Craig Silverman / @craigsilverman : BREAKING: Following complaints from Senators and employees (and our reporting), Facebook now says it's temporarily halting ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week's inauguration: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @therevrants : @Techmeme Seems counter-productive. The more people who buy through Facebook adverts end up with nothing, or something entirely unfit for purpose. Let them get scammed all they like! Mike Monteiro / @monteiro : Why temporary?! Why advertise this garbage at all? https://twitter.com/... @slpng_giants : Oh, how generous, @facebook. Thanks for not accepting four days of advertising dollars to sell gun accessories because of the insurrection you essentially helped create! https://twitter.com/... Mark Schoofs / @schoofsfeed : Facebook Pauses Ads For Gun Accessories And Military Gear After Complaints From Lawmakers And Employees The move follows this @BuzzFeedNews story: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @RMac18 @CraigSilverman See also Mediagazer

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  • @rmac18 @rmac18 on x
    Following our reporting, Facebook has temporarily banned US ads for weapons accessories and protective equipment until at least Jan. 22. “We appreciate our employees, BuzzFeed's reporting, and policymakers for raising this concern,” Facebook says. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ..…
  • @senduckworth Tammy Duckworth on x
    Pausing these ads is not enough. As requested, Mr. Zuckerberg—remove them permanently, conduct an independent investigation into how @Facebook enabled the insurrectionists and add an expert on countering extremism/domestic terrorism to your Board of Dir. https://www.buzzfeednews.…
  • @craigsilverman Craig Silverman on x
    BREAKING: Following complaints from Senators and employees (and our reporting), Facebook now says it's temporarily halting ads for gun accessories and military gear through next week's inauguration: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...
  • @therevrants @therevrants on x
    @Techmeme Seems counter-productive. The more people who buy through Facebook adverts end up with nothing, or something entirely unfit for purpose. Let them get scammed all they like!
  • @monteiro Mike Monteiro on x
    Why temporary?! Why advertise this garbage at all? https://twitter.com/...
  • @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x
    Oh, how generous, @facebook. Thanks for not accepting four days of advertising dollars to sell gun accessories because of the insurrection you essentially helped create! https://twitter.com/...
  • @schoofsfeed Mark Schoofs on x
    Facebook Pauses Ads For Gun Accessories And Military Gear After Complaints From Lawmakers And Employees The move follows this @BuzzFeedNews story: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @RMac18 @CraigSilverman