Facebook Confirms International Removal Of Microsoft Banner Ads

Earlier this week we reached out to Facebook about the removal of skyscraper advertisements on their site. At the time, the company told us that it was bug in the U.S. and that the “problem” would soon be resolved. Today, the company has told us that all banner ads in international markets have since been removed. As a replacement, Facebook will be relying completely on the company’s internal advertisements which include social actions.

The following statement came directly from Facebook:

After talks with Microsoft, we have recently decided to stop running their banner ads on Facebook in international markets.

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