Facebook returns after removing Warren ads calling for the dissolution of Facebook

Facebook has removed several advertisements from Senator Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign calling for the dissolution of Facebook and other tech giants.

But the social network later changed course after POLITICO reported on the withdrawal, as the company said it wanted to allow a "vigorous debate".

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The ads, which had identical images and text, touted Warren's recently announced plan to end "anti-competitive" technology mergers, including the acquisition of Facebook by WhatsApp and Instagram.

"Three companies hold considerable power over our economy and our democracy. Facebook, Amazon and Google "read the ads that Warren's campaign has placed on Friday". We use them all. But in their rise to power, they destroyed the competition, used our private information for profit and tipped the scales on the side of their opponent. "

A message on the three ads said: "This ad has been removed because it goes against Facebook's advertising rules."

A spokesman for Facebook confirmed that the ads had been removed, but that the company was in the process of restoring them.

"We removed the ads because they were violating our policy against the use of our logo," the spokesman said. "In the interest of enabling a lively debate, we are restoring the commercials."

Warren criticized Facebook for the withdrawal, citing it as proof that the company has become too powerful.

"Curious about why I think FB has too much power, let's start with their ability to end a debate about whether FB has too much power," she said. tweeted. "Thank you for having restored my publications, but I want a social media market that is not dominated by a single censor."

More than a dozen other Facebook ads from Warren on his technical proposal have not been touched.

The Massachusetts Democrat has taken an aggressive stance toward the largest companies in Silicon Valley, going further than many of the other Democracy 2020 candidates.

The relevant ads, which included a video, directed users to a petition on Warren's campaign website urging them to "support our plan to dismantle these large technology companies."

The ads were limited in size and scope, each costing less than $ 100, according to the details of the disclosure listed online.