We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook approved all of them

Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by ceejayoz on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @09:47PM (#18342748)

That's plainly false.

"NFL execs admit pressure from Trump a factor on anthem policy": https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/05/24/nfl-execs-a...

"Trump says U.S. should change tax law to punish NFL": http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20978787/president-donald...

"The report found the Department of Defense had spent $6.8 million on what they called 'paid patriotism' between 2012 and 2015. This money was spread out among 50 pro teams from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, MLS and others.": https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/us/nfl-national-anthem-trump-...

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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by lolpython on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @10:11PM (#18342817)

Thanks for the correction, you are right. I did not read the OP clearly enough, and thought they were arguing the government issued the ban.

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Re:We posed as 100 Senators to run ads on Facebook. Facebook... by isoskeles on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @12:10AM (#18343292)

Interesting, although I can't say I care much about the fate of these organizations that accepted money from the DoD. Accepting payments for allowing these patriotic displays is, IMO, a sort of deal with the devil (I don't actually think the U.S. is the devil). This sounds even less of an issue of government abridging free speech and more like the NFL breaching contract.

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