| Trump’s PAC is still buying ads on Facebook — even though the platform banned Trump for spewing disinformation and hate. Tell Facebook to enforce its own rules and close the Trump ad loophole for good.
Friend,
When I last updated you, the Team Trump PAC had spent over $30,000 on Facebook ads — despite Trump’s two-year ban from the platform.
But that was just a drop in the bucket: New research from our allies at Media Matters for America shows that Trump’s PAC has actually spent $220,000 on Facebook ads.1
That’s almost a quarter of a million dollars. And that’s simply an unacceptable way for Facebook to pad its profits.
It shouldn’t be so easy to break Facebook’s rules. But unless we speak out, the powerful platform will continue to let Trump and his PAC get away with it. Tell Facebook to enforce its own policies — and close the ad loophole.
This loophole allows bad-faith actors like Trump to avoid playing by the rules — and Facebook to continue profiting from lies and hate.
Facebook may try to claim that this doesn’t violate Trump’s suspension, so long as the ads are not being posted in Trump’s “voice.” But Facebook’s policy is extremely vague and runs counter to campaign-finance laws — and Trump is taking full advantage.
Let’s be clear: All communications disseminated by this PAC, which Trump established and controls, are unquestionably in his voice. And Facebook has failed to enforce its own rules — and instead has made $220,000 from Team Trump. If Facebook really wants to stop online hate, it must close this policy loophole. Thanks for all that you do—
Rose and the rest of the Free Press Action team
freepress.net
P.S. Trump’s PAC has spent $220,000 on Facebook ads — even though Trump is banned from using the platform for two years. Urge Facebook to enforce its own policies and close the Trump ad loophole.
1. “Facebook Has Earned Up to $220,000 in Revenue by Allowing Trump’s PAC to Run Ads, Even Though He Is Suspended from Facebook,” Media Matters for America, Aug. 12, 2021  |
