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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

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Facebook removed a Trump post that used Nazi iconography Thursday.Illustration: Amira Lin; Source: Pixabay, Facebook
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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.”

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

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