Facebook is restoring several ads posted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign in which the 2020 candidate called for the break-up of technology companies including Facebook.
“We removed the ads because they violated our policies against use of our corporate logo,” a Facebook spokesperson told Politico. “In the interest of allowing robust debate, we are restoring the ads.”
The ads, posted on Friday, touted Massachusetts Democrat’s plan to halt “anti-competitive” tech mergers, such as Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp.
“Three companies have vast power over our economy and our democracy. Facebook, Amazon, and Google,” the ads, which were posted by Warren’s campaign on Friday, read. “We all use them. But in their rise to power, they’ve bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field in their favor.”
The ads, each costing less than $100, also instructed supporters to sign a petition on Warren’s campaign website “to support our plan to break up these big tech companies.”
Facebook did not take down more than 12 other Facebook ads about Warren’s tech proposal.
A representative for Warren’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
