Facebook restricts ads in Washington State.
Facebook will not allow any discussion of politics or election to be advertised by the publisher of a post. MAYBE read on Washington State has been singled out by Facebook for special treatment and in Facebooks rules about ads: 10.a Ads About Social Issues, Elections or Politics they state:
“Ads must not run in or be targeted at the state of Washington when the ads relate to Washington’s state or local elected officials, candidates, elections or ballot initiatives.
The full text of the Facebook Rule is here.
An ad can be run from any sight other than those now defined by Facebook as concerning politics. The Fourth Corner received the following denial of an ad in December 2018:
Facebook has the right to make their own corporate rules but:
It is true that Facebook can create and enforce any rules they wish. They are a private corporation.
The State of Washington has sued them because they do not follow our Public Disclosure Commission laws in reporting ad revenue concerning elections…
The Fourth Corner has found that Facebook did not and does not apply the rule to everyone equally and creates the impression they favor one side over the other.
For example, conservative facebook accounts in Whatcom County were cut off from advertising in December of 2018. The Fourth Corner seems to have been included because they cover politics NOT because they campaign for anyone.
The Fourth Corner has found that the WEA (Washington Education Association), the State Teacher’s Union, was allowed (by Facebook) to run ads for increased tax legislation during the last legislative session asking members to contact their legislators (lobbying and campaigning) for a yes vote. The Ad was run during the height of the legislation in April 2018. The results of the Ad and the Ad are posted here. You can see the dates as March 2019
Other sources also show Facebook is not applying rules fairly:
A non-conservative publication is also concerned about Facebook actions.
- PDC has opened an official investigation of Facebook as of May 21st 2019
- In December 2018 Facebook and Google settled with Washington for $455,000
- The Facebook Ban of Political Ads began in January 2019. Facebook is still selling ads concerning politics. Between Google and Facebook; they have sold over 200 political ads.
- Facebook has been selling to Seattle City Council Candidates for the Primary election.
- Link to the story in “The Stranger” here.
“Progressive Voters Guide” ad on Hollie Huthman Facebook site apparently (or should I say obviously) not constrained.
On climate change, we have some really good weapons. They can not prove anything about the lies that CO2 is a pollutant. They cannot prove that climate change is at all harmful. They cannot prove that sea level is rising dramatically. (It does increase about 8-9 inches over a century.) And They (scientists) openly admit that if we could instantly halt the production of fossil fuels, little to no effect would occur that could stop the climate from changing.
Share these sites that are based on real science and real data from NASA/GISS, and all the other alphabet agencies from history and newspaper accounts that expose the lies being told by our own government agencies. realclimatescience.com and 1000frolly
There is evidence that exposes the “97% of scientists agree” deception. There are, however, 31,000+ scientists who have signed a petition affirming that there is no need for climate alarmism.
Someone needs to tell the Gov. his “cause” is not in the best interest of taxpayers.