{"id":70769,"date":"2021-01-17T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T16:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=70769"},"modified":"2021-01-17T12:09:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T17:09:51","slug":"facebook-temporarily-bans-ads-for-weapons-accessories-ahead-of-inauguration-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-temporarily-bans-ads-for-weapons-accessories-ahead-of-inauguration-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Temporarily Bans Ads for Weapons Accessories Ahead of Inauguration Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffacebook-temporarily-bans-ads-for-weapons-accessories-ahead-of-inauguration-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=70769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0announced it will temporarily ban advertisements for weapons accessories and protective gear following the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol building and just days before Inauguration Day.<\/p>\n<p>In a blog post, the Menlo Park, California-based firm said the ban will be in effect until at least Jan. 22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already prohibit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ads-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ads<\/a>\u00a0for weapons, ammunition and weapon enhancements like silencers,\u201d the company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2021\/01\/preparing-for-inauguration-day\/?ref=fb4b_home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cBut we will now also prohibit ads for accessories such as gun safes, vests and gun holsters in the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before that, the company wrote that it is \u201cmonitoring for signals of violence or other threats\u201d in Washington D.C. and in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the lead up to Inauguration Day, we have implemented a series of additional measures to continue preventing attempts to use our services for violence. This includes our ongoing pause on all political advertising,\u201d the firm wrote. \u201cAnd, as we did in the weeks after the presidential election, we are promoting accurate information about the election and the violence at the Capitol instead of content that our systems predict may be less accurate, delegitimizes the election or portrays the rioters as victims. We have also implemented specific measures to reduce opportunities for abuse in Groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times reached out to Facebook for comment.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"inside_ad_336x280_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CKCUvNO6o-4CFaP04wcdOQ4CFQ\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It came as three Democratic lawmakers, Sens.\u00a0Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), and Sherrod Brown (Ohio) wrote, \u201cFacebook must hold itself accountable for how domestic enemies of the United States have used the company\u2019s products and platform to further their own illicit aims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They alleged, \u201cWhether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation\u2019s democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last Friday, the social media giant blocked the creation of new Facebook events near the White House and the Capitol in D.C., as well as state capitol buildings, until at least Jan. 20, the firm also said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur operations center is also conducting a secondary review of all Facebook events related to the inauguration and removing ones that violate our policies. And, as we did in the lead up to and following the US presidential election, we are continuing to block event creation in the US by non-US based accounts and Pages,\u201d according to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The ad ban came after the company\u2014as well as Twitter, Google, Twitch, and other Big Tech companies\u2014suspended President Donald Trump\u2019s social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The move by Twitter, Facebook, and Google to suspend the president drew considerable condemnation from conservatives as well as the American Civil Liberties Union, who has\u00a0said it lays the groundwork for mass censorship on social media. As a result, alternative social media and chat websites such as Gab or Signal have reported significant increases in users in recent days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook announced it will temporarily ban advertisements for weapons accessories and protective gear following the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol building and just days before Inauguration Day. 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