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On Thursday, Facebook removed 88 ads posted by the accounts of President Donald Trump, the Trump campaign, and Vice President Mike Pence that the social media giant said were “violating our policy against organized hate.” Referring to a graphical element in the advertisements (an upside-down red triangle, which is a symbol used by the Nazi party in World War II to identify political dissidents in concentration camps), a Facebook spokesperson wrote, “Our policy prohibits using a banned hate group’s symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol.”

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About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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