Facebook admitted late Thursday that it improperly had removed two advertisements paid for by the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List that endorsed Republican Senate candidates.
On Thursday morning, the organization tweeted that Facebook had “banned” a 30-second ad supporting Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., in her race against Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen. The Susan B. Anthony List also tweeted a screenshot of an email from Facebook’s advertising team that read in part: “Some of your ads aren’t approved because they don’t comply with our Advertising Policies.”
On Thursday afternoon, the Susan B. Anthony List said that Facebook had restored the Blackburn ad and apologized for dropping it in the first place.
BREAKING: This morning Facebook banned our 30-second ad exposing pro-abortion @PhilBredesen in Tennessee and supporting #ProLife Marsha Blackburn for Senate.
Watch the ad Facebook censored: pic.twitter.com/BHlklKqD0Q#TNSen @VoteMarsha #IVoteProLife✅
— Susan B. Anthony List (@SBAList) November 1, 2018
BREAKING: @Facebook just banned ANOTHER one of our ads – this time in Montana.
This is getting ridiculous, @SherylSandberg. What's the deal? Is #ProLife speech welcome on your platform or not?#MTSen @MattForMontana #IVoteProLife✅
Watch the ad Facebook banned: pic.twitter.com/skSGlrglIG
— Susan B. Anthony List (@SBAList) November 1, 2018
When contacted by Fox News, a Facebook spokesman said: “Neither of these ads violate Facebook’s policies and they should never have been rejected. We’re sorry for this mistake – the ads have been restored and are now running on Facebook.”– READ MORE