The red triangle appeared in paid posts sponsored by Trump and Vice President Pence, as well as by the “Team Trump” campaign page. “Our policy prohibits using a banned hate group’s symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol,” said Andy Stone, a Facebook spokesman. Eighty-eight ads with the inverted red triangle ran in total — across pages for Trump, Pence and the official “Team Trump” page on the social network. In this case, Facebook’s move against the Trump ads came after a concerted push, including by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “We implore the Trump campaign to take greater caution and familiarize themselves with the historical context before doing so.

Source: Washington Post June 18, 2020 13:51 UTC