Facebook’s struggles to adapt to a political world in which it’s become a major player intensified when it banned a California Republican House candidate’s biographical ad because of content the online platform deemed “shocking” and “sensational.”
The content in question was footage of the 1970s Cambodian genocide that the parents of Central Valley congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng survived. Facebook allowed the ad to go back online Tuesday, after conservatives who were already upset about the company’s removal of content posted by right-wing conspiracy monger Alex Jones accused Facebook of censoring speech with which it disagrees.
Source: Facebook Fumbles Ad Ban in CA House Race, Prompting Conservative Outrage | San Francisco Chronicle