Facebook bans gun training ads

From vnunet:
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Facebook has refused to host ads from a US millionaire promoting gun training and offering $3m worth of free handguns.

Dr Ignatius Piazza, founder and director of Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, had submitted pay-per-click ads on Facebook offering a four-day handgun training course and a one-day concealed weapon permit course.

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Piazza said that he was left “stunned” when Facebook rejected his ad on the ground that it violated Point 6 of the social networking site’s advertising guidelines.

“Provocative images will not be accepted. Ads may not contain, facilitate or promote adult content, including nudity, sexual terms and/or images of people in positions or activities that are excessively suggestive or sexual,” Facebook’s Point 6 states.

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Steve Jan 23rd 2008 handguns, news Tags: , , , One Comment

One Response to “Facebook bans gun training ads”

  1. wahoo mcdanielon 08 Jun 2009 at 7:34 pm link comment

    facebook sucks in so many ways…this is but one, as does google, ebay/paypal, progressive insurance, and on and on…

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