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Trump ads, Facebook ads, ughh.
Saturday, June 20th, 2020 04:09 pmTrump Facebook Ad Openly Using a Nazi Symbol For “Political Prisoner”
The ad being referenced has this text:
The ad has an image of a big downward-pointing red triangle, which is a symbol Nazis used to represent people whom they had imprisoned for political reasons.
The ad gives no reason or explanation for the red triangle, but given the Nazi association mentioned in the above article, along with the implication that all anti-fascist protesters should be labeled terrorists and imprisoned, it is very disturbing.
Facebook has taken down the ad "because it goes against Facebook Advertising Policies."
The other ads I see posted by the same sponsor, Team Trump @officialteamtrump, do not blatantly display Nazi symbols, but they are likewise repugnant to me. Very negative, Biden-bashing; calling Biden "Sleepy Joe" all over the place; purporting that the Democrats are out to gut Social Security and health care rather than the other way around.
But this "Team Trump" advertiser has spent (only) $1.87 million on Facebook ads during the last year.
By contrast, Donald J. Trump @DonaldTrump has spent $44.5 million on Facebook ads in the last year and $1.2 million in the last week.
The ads from the @DonaldTrump account aren't as vitriolic as the other ones, but they are also unpleasant, and some of the same ads are shared by both accounts, so they are undoubtedly linked.
The red triangle ad was (apparently?) shown on both the @officialteamtrump and @DonaldTrump pages (I'm not quite sure how to interpret all of this yet):
https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=591999094784607
https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=681677109057568
Each of those links shows there are 30 versions of the ad (each with its own IDs for both accounts). But when you scroll through the versions, they all look alike. Most other ads also show multiple identical-looking versions. So I guess the difference must be in to whom they are targeted, or some such.
For comparison, here are Joe Biden @joebiden's Facebook ads.
He has spent $23 million on the ads in the last year and $1.2 million in the last week.
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General Notes on the Facebook Ad Library:
Main link: https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/
When you search on a term such as "Team Trump", the drop-down may display many matching pages for that term. This may include pages that haven't done any advertising.
Once you select a item from the drop-down, it will show info on that page, and the ads it has ... (Showed on its own page? Paid for? I'm not sure. Aren't there some ads that are targeted to Facebook users via their timeline, without showing up on a particular page?)
To save a URL to a specific ad, after opening it, click the 3 dots up near the top, by the sponsor's name. The URL will include the ad ID which is also displayed in that top section.
To get information on the entity that paid for the ad, after opening it, expand the "Information from the advertiser" section.
After opening an add, the top shows how many versions of it there are, and has left/right arrows for you to scroll through them.
I don't see a way to search for ads shown during a certain timeframe. If you want to see what ads were shown a month or year ago, it looks like you have to scroll down through all the other ads that were posted since then.
Ads that were taken down because they went against Facebook advertising policies are still listed on the above page, but their images aren't shown until you click the link to open the specific ad. So that's an easy-ish way to find them - keep scrolling down until you find one that doesn't include an image. (Unless this is only for the cases where the image was found to be objectionable, but not the text? I'm not sure.)
Per this page, unless an ad has appeared on your timeline, you can't get details on what demographics an ad was targeted at.
When you open the main ads page for a particular (page / organization/ whatnot), there's a "Page Transparency" section at the top. It's "See More" link gives info on page name changes, the country /region from where people manage the page, and the organizations that manage the page.
The ad being referenced has this text:
Dangerous MOBS of far-left groups are running through our streets and causing absolute mayhem. They are DESTROYING our cities and rioting - it’s absolute madness.
...
Please add your name IMMEDIATELY to stand with your President and his decision to declare ANTIFA a Terrorist Organization.
The ad has an image of a big downward-pointing red triangle, which is a symbol Nazis used to represent people whom they had imprisoned for political reasons.
The ad gives no reason or explanation for the red triangle, but given the Nazi association mentioned in the above article, along with the implication that all anti-fascist protesters should be labeled terrorists and imprisoned, it is very disturbing.
Facebook has taken down the ad "because it goes against Facebook Advertising Policies."
The other ads I see posted by the same sponsor, Team Trump @officialteamtrump, do not blatantly display Nazi symbols, but they are likewise repugnant to me. Very negative, Biden-bashing; calling Biden "Sleepy Joe" all over the place; purporting that the Democrats are out to gut Social Security and health care rather than the other way around.
But this "Team Trump" advertiser has spent (only) $1.87 million on Facebook ads during the last year.
By contrast, Donald J. Trump @DonaldTrump has spent $44.5 million on Facebook ads in the last year and $1.2 million in the last week.
The ads from the @DonaldTrump account aren't as vitriolic as the other ones, but they are also unpleasant, and some of the same ads are shared by both accounts, so they are undoubtedly linked.
The red triangle ad was (apparently?) shown on both the @officialteamtrump and @DonaldTrump pages (I'm not quite sure how to interpret all of this yet):
https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=591999094784607
https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=681677109057568
Each of those links shows there are 30 versions of the ad (each with its own IDs for both accounts). But when you scroll through the versions, they all look alike. Most other ads also show multiple identical-looking versions. So I guess the difference must be in to whom they are targeted, or some such.
For comparison, here are Joe Biden @joebiden's Facebook ads.
He has spent $23 million on the ads in the last year and $1.2 million in the last week.
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General Notes on the Facebook Ad Library:
Main link: https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/
When you search on a term such as "Team Trump", the drop-down may display many matching pages for that term. This may include pages that haven't done any advertising.
Once you select a item from the drop-down, it will show info on that page, and the ads it has ... (Showed on its own page? Paid for? I'm not sure. Aren't there some ads that are targeted to Facebook users via their timeline, without showing up on a particular page?)
To save a URL to a specific ad, after opening it, click the 3 dots up near the top, by the sponsor's name. The URL will include the ad ID which is also displayed in that top section.
To get information on the entity that paid for the ad, after opening it, expand the "Information from the advertiser" section.
After opening an add, the top shows how many versions of it there are, and has left/right arrows for you to scroll through them.
I don't see a way to search for ads shown during a certain timeframe. If you want to see what ads were shown a month or year ago, it looks like you have to scroll down through all the other ads that were posted since then.
Ads that were taken down because they went against Facebook advertising policies are still listed on the above page, but their images aren't shown until you click the link to open the specific ad. So that's an easy-ish way to find them - keep scrolling down until you find one that doesn't include an image. (Unless this is only for the cases where the image was found to be objectionable, but not the text? I'm not sure.)
Per this page, unless an ad has appeared on your timeline, you can't get details on what demographics an ad was targeted at.
When you open the main ads page for a particular (page / organization/ whatnot), there's a "Page Transparency" section at the top. It's "See More" link gives info on page name changes, the country /region from where people manage the page, and the organizations that manage the page.