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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Thu Dec 2, 2021, 10:32 PM Dec 2021

Facebook sold ads comparing vaccine to Holocaust

Facebook has sold ads promoting anti-vaccine messages, comparing the US government's response to Covid-19 to Nazi Germany, casting doubt on the result of the 2020 election, and even pushing political violence.

The ads have been run by merchandise companies that have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Facebook over the last few years.

On Monday, Fox News personality Lara Logan caused outrage by comparing Dr. Anthony Fauci to a notorious Nazi doctor known as the "Angel of Death" — around the same time ads were running on Facebook promoting a sweater emblazed with the words, "I'm originally from America but I currently reside in 1941 Germany."

Another ad compared the rollout of vaccines to the Holocaust — falsely and ludicrously implying they are part of an attempt to slaughter people on a mass scale.

The ad was run by a Facebook page named "Ride the Red Wave." Earlier this year the page ran ads for a t-shirt with the words, "Make hanging traitors great again."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/facebook-sold-ads-comparing-vaccine-to-holocaust/ar-AARpcYK

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Facebook sold ads comparing vaccine to Holocaust (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 OP
Facebook is the Internet's The Wizard Dec 2021 #1
No, it's now Meta. That changed everything. sop Dec 2021 #3
So they are beyond toxic now? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #6
Would that mean FB violated their own Community Standards? LiberalFighter Dec 2021 #2
Oh, no, no, no... Rules for thee but not for me RockRaven Dec 2021 #7
META... MAGA... whatever... BlueIdaho Dec 2021 #4
There's nothing FB won't do for money before the public knows about it. RockRaven Dec 2021 #5
Mark and Sheryl - Have you no shame? DURHAM D Dec 2021 #8
Thanks Fuckkkerberg Blue Owl Dec 2021 #9
They trivialize the most heinous acts ... Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #10

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
5. There's nothing FB won't do for money before the public knows about it.
Thu Dec 2, 2021, 10:44 PM
Dec 2021

Once it becomes widely known and they are being shamed/called out, they still usually just try to justify it, but infrequently they do reverse course or pretend it was an unknown oversight.

But they always take the money first and hope to get away with it.

Joinfortmill

(14,427 posts)
10. They trivialize the most heinous acts ...
Thu Dec 2, 2021, 10:57 PM
Dec 2021

Perpetrated upon millions of innocemts. They are not worthy of our spit.

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