Facebook advertises military gear during US attempted coup
Facebook ran adverts for military gear and weapons accessories next to posts about the January 6 attempted insurrection in Washington DC, prompting questions about its safety systems. N on-profit Tech Transparency Project's (TTP) discovery raised questions about the effectiveness of the social network's content safety measures. It also prompted a number of Democrat senators to ask Mark Zuckerberg to permanently block ads of products clearly designed to be used in armed combat. Facebook later said it would ban ads for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the US 'out of an abundance of caution' until at least two days after Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021. TTP's discovery comes weeks after it had f o und that Facebook was permitting US militia groups to run recruitment ads on its platform. System 🤖 C ontent moderation system Developer: Meta/Facebook Country: U SA Sector: Retail Purpose: Moderate content Technology: Content moderation system Issue: Accuracy/reliability; Safety
- Date it happened
- 2021-01-01
- Organisation involved
- Product, system or model
- Facebook Ads Manager
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