Facebook Pulled 48 Trump Election Campaign Ads

Facebook Pulled 48 Trump Election Campaign Ads, which told People "Your vote has not been counted." The Removed Ads was Pulled for Violating their Voter Interference Policy, a Facebook Spokesperson said, but Declined to Explain Precisely how.

The Ads were aimed at People who had Not yet Voted, but would likely have also been seen by People who had Voted. Some 399,000 People saw them.

The Ads consisted of Video Clips with accompanying Text saying: "Your vote has not been counted. This is the fight for our future. President Trump needs you to take action, and vote. We need you to vote early."

Another Version has the same Text, but with the Sentences in a Different Order. All include the Phrase "Your vote has not been counted."

Some of the Videos were footage of Trump praising Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's Supreme Court Nominee, while others urged People to Vote Early.

The Facewbook Policy designed to Protect "the integrity of the election by fighting foreign interference, misinformation and voter suppression."

Although Election Day is still to come on November 3rd, the Statement "Your vote has not been counted" had the potential to be Misleading for a number of American Voters when the Ads ran, starting October 9th.

States vary as to when they allow Ballots to be Processed and Counted, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

At least Six States allow Counting to begin Prior to Election Day. In Florida, Counting can begin up to 22 days before Nov. 3rd, at which point the Trump Campaign Ads would still have been Live. The Ads were Primarily seen in Michigan, which does Not Count Votes Early. They were also seen in Indiana, which also does Not, and Ohio, which can at the Discretion of Local Officials.

However, as a Facebook User's Location doesn't Necessarily Match where they Vote, it is possible that some of the Ad's Viewers' Votes had indeed already been Counted.

The U.S. has seen a Surge of Early Voting, Doubling Early Turnout in some States compared to 2016. A Tally of Facebook's Estimate across the Ads showed that they had been seen by some 399,000 People before being Taken Down. Some had a Ppotential Reach of between 500,000 and 1 Million People.

Facebook has said it will Not Accept any New Political Ads from October 23rd, One week prior to the November Election. But many Ads already Booked are currently Live, as its Advertising Library shows. The Policy does Not Affect those Ads.










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