{"id":53863,"date":"2022-10-26T13:18:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T20:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53863"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:18:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T23:18:42","slug":"report-finds-gun-ads-on-facebook-despite-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53863","title":{"rendered":"REPORT FINDS GUN ADS ON FACEBOOK DESPITE BAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/29504329.15110\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9wb2xpY3kvdGVjaG5vbG9neS8zNzA0Nzg4LWdyb3VwLXNheXMtZ3VuLWFkcy1vbi1mYWNlYm9vay12aW9sYXRlLXRoZS1jb21wYW55cy1wb2xpY2llcy8_ZW1haWw9YjBiZWZiMmRhZmNlM2E4N2U3ZjEzNmJiMDY1NGRmMDUzZjg0NTNhYyZlbWFpbGE9MWEyNzU3ZTM1ODAwMWJhMjYzMThiMDJiODZmNDEzMTEmZW1haWxiPWMxYjU4OTFlYzgyZGUwOWRiY2Y5NzNhZDQ5NTQ2MDMyZWNlNzk1MGZiM2E3ZTdjYTg2ZGQ5Y2ZjY2FiZTY5YjgmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1TYWlsdGhydSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0xMC4yNi4yMiUyMEpCJTIwSGlsbGljb24\/6230d8c8b246d104952dff9aB25ccd4c7\" 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alone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Meta\u2019s response:\u00a0<\/strong>A spokesperson for Meta told The Hill that the platform doesn\u2019t allow ads for the sale weapon or weapon enhancement sales, and said Facebook works to quickly correct rule violations \u201cthat slip through by mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has\u00a0allowed ads for guns\u00a0and 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