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Facebook Recommended Military Gear Ads Despite Pause on Weapons Accessories Ads
Facebook’s algorithmic recommendations reportedly continued showing advertisements for gun accessories and military gear, despite Facebook’s halt on weapons accessories ads following the US Capitol attack.
- Date it happened
- 2021-01-13
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