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Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads for Including Symbol Used by Nazis

The platform has been criticized for not taking down posts in the past

illustration of donald trump with colorful scribbles over his face and facebook's logo in the center
Facebook removed a Trump post that used Nazi iconography Thursday.Illustration: Amira Lin; Source: Pixabay, Facebook
By Scott Nover

June 18, 2020

Facebook took unprecedented action against the reelection campaign for President Donald Trump, removing multiple advertisements that used Nazi iconography that warned against “dangerous mobs of far-left groups.”

Scott Nover

Scott Nover is a platforms reporter at Adweek, covering social media companies and their influence.

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