Facebook admits to tech glitch on political ad ban, Biden camp furious - Business Insider

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Facebook admits it 'improperly' blocked some political ads due to 'technical issues' as Joe Biden's campaign slams it for being 'wholly unprepared'

as well as a lack of clarity in communicating nuances of the election week policy to advertisers, some ads were paused or restricted incorrectly, the company said.

Facebook's response came as Democratic nominee Joe Biden's campaign slammed the company earlier on Thursday after thousands of its ads were restricted or paused by the platform. Biden's campaign told Business Insider that many aspects of its Facebook ad efforts have been impacted, including voter turnout and persuasion ads, and that it estimates the glitch has cost it around $500,000 in fundraising.

A spokesperson for President Donald Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment."No ad was paused or rejected by a person, or because of any partisan consideration.

 

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I agree facebook has issues as a subscriber. I took a break from the media site for a couple of weeks and now I can not get back on. It has happen several times to me and it gets very frustrating. Then after a while trying to fix the problem you just abandoned it.

Technical issue? He meant Chinese H1B staff issue!

Another example of power and abuse and wealthy people's mindset

technical issues! Mark Zukerberg was having computer issues-i guess it happens to the best of us-! Joe i guess you can ask for a refund on the 4th-Good luck with that-! Remember the line in 'Risky Business'-Looks like U-Penn after all- karliekloss ELLEmagazine ecjlaw

Yeah “technical issues”. It’s an AmericanCoup!

'Technical Issues' ice try Zuckerberg.

Darn! Another Facebook “Oops” that benefits the far right. Such bad luck! Poor Facebook!

Omfg Zuck get your shit together

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