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Facebook Says Conservative Radio Host’s Ads Were Denied ‘In Error’

Sep. 24, 2012 9:35pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Facebook Says Conservative Radio Host Mike Gallaghers Book Ads Were Denied In Error Facebook said Monday that advertisements for conservative radio host Mike Gallagher’s latest book were denied “in error” and are now live on the social networking site, though did not provide details about why the ads were initially refused.

Gallagher said on Fox News last week that Facebook “rejected” an ad for his book “50 Things Liberals Love to Hate” because it contained the word “hate” in the title.

“The ads were declined in error and are now live. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused,” Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes said in an email to TheBlaze Monday night.

Noyes did not immediately respond to a follow-up inquiry about the type of error that occurred, whether it was related to the title or what prompted reversing the decision.

A representative from Gallagher publisher Simon & Schuster did not immediately return a request for comment.

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Rowgue
Posted on September 26, 2012 at 12:57pm
Funny how everything facebook denies or deletes “in error” are always from conservatives.

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raderby
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 1:06pm
Flushbook……………………Fistbook……………………..Fakebook……………………..
Flaccidbook

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UnderratedRationality
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 11:00am
I guess that since the word “hate” was in the ads that the ads for “Personal trainers HATE him!”, “Language Professors HATE him!”, “Dermatologists HATE her!”, “Power companies HATE this!” will soon be pulled from nearly every webpage I see…
How stupid do they think we are?

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hempstead1944
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 9:40am
Only “Error” was all the fools who bought the IPO…..

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tipuasher
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:16am
While breaking new ground in social advertising, Facebook’s (FB) bread and butter has been display ads.
tlgmillvillenj

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Malrick
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 12:53am
damn right it was an error the the stock holder need to sue someone ass off till they fire some people. When you sell stock you sell yourself, and you better do everything to can to return your investors, investment. You want to put politics first don’t go public, it’s not your company anymore it’s not your money anymore. Which is a very good reason never to go public with company.

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- johnjamison
  Posted on September 25, 2012 at 7:37am
  Exactly, it is clear that those running facebook were attempting to set political guidelines on advertisments…..one omre reason why I don’t do facebook
  
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 12:33am
That’s cool , no problem, if they don’t want my traffic, they won’t get it…….maybe they can pursue the 47% of Americans on the dole ,,,,,,,,see how their advertisers like that demographic,,,,screw you Zuckerdouche……I’m votin with my dollars from here on out………with all these liberal morons..”

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COFemale
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 12:24am
This is not surprising. It seems the Liberal social media sites have a convenient way of accidentally denying ad or other reason. I’ve been suspended by Liberals five times on Twitter. They start losing the argument and pointing out their flaws in thinking and they can’t handle it. So they get there little Liberal cowards to spam block you. Next thing you know you are suspended. As soon as that happens I win. They point themselves out as the coward.

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Wyerd_001
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:44pm
Awful lot of “errors” on these social media sites lately….i wonder why these “errors” are not happening to any of the liberals?,

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Carlinpa
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:09pm
Perhaps they realized that most of their investors are conservative/ conservative leaning and or the share holders said ” Hey, your stock is in the tank, and you are refusing money?!”
FB shares dropped $2.07 .maybe they took notice.

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RightInSoManyWays
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:59pm
I have to agree with the huntress, they shouldn’t have to take any advertising they don’t want to. Glenn is very careful who advertises on his show. Not saying FB has any real standards, but let ‘em turn down the money, lord only knows why anybody on the right would do anything to give those POS money.

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Patriot Huntress
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:41pm
If FB is a private company, wouldn’t they have the option to reject any material or ads that are placed on it? I’m not saying it is okay but I do like to let the market do it’s thing. I’m curious if there is another similar site out there that has much of the same offerings as FB which if people began to switch it would give FB a run for it’s money. I just don’t want any court or lawyers getting involved and telling a company how they can run their company. I have a small gaming forum and I don’t want people placing inappropriate comments there. Yes, what I deem appropriate because I feel like you are coming into my home and it would be rude to tell me what I should allow said in my home. Just wondering what other’s might think and I am a conservative libertarian who believes in free speech. It might be I’m misunderstanding since FB is publicly traded now and there may be different rules that apply.

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- The-Monk
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:46pm
  @Patriot Huntress
  “If FB is a private company, wouldn’t they have the option to reject any material or ads that are placed on it?”
  
  Good question. I would think that since they are a public company now it might make a difference. (As long as the ad did not violate social norms) I mean, what if the guy that wanted to place the ad was a stock holder. It’s literally his company too.
  
  Good question and I don’t have an answer.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:43pm
  Of course they can, Huntress. But all they have to sell is advertising and the privacy of their membership, so if they get caught in a vortex of controversy, their bottom line could very well be affected.
  
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kalli
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:40pm
Well, blow me down with a feather! Who’d have thunk! Truth is Robert Gibbs works at FaceBook for a reason, and Mike Gallagher is not a friend of the current admin.

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Psychosis
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:26pm
these people make lots of errors

the people in government also make lots of errors

i thought we had the best people on the job / SARCASM

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- PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:45pm
  I HATE Facebook. Never touch the stuff.
  
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Cosmos102
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:09pm
I think this had more to do with the fact that Face Book shares have plunged in value. They are trying to save themselves from more controversy. Their share holders could stand to lose more money because of this.

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- KevINtampa
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:34pm
  If someone invested in FaceBook, well… they are not very bright and it’s shocking they had the money to invest to begin with.
  
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Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:09pm
nothing to see here, move along.

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Tri-ox
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:00pm
Gee – what a convenient, liberal “error”.

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- jimbo_from_suwanee
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 10:19pm
  Liberals and liberal groups get a chance to edit their sound bite mistakes. People the media thinks are liberal are hammered for days on their sound bite mistakes. Let’s embrace on with this battle cry:
  
  REAL HOPE = 47 – OBAMA
  
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liltexasgal
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:52pm
Uh huh.

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The-Monk
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:47pm
Yeah right….

Tell us another one Mr. Gibbs. : (

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:57pm
  Hi MONK, That is right on the money.
  
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woodyee
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:39pm
In error…accidentally…

Any more excuses? We read about the RESPONSES Gallagher received from defacebook, and there is no denying intent.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:56pm
  They unintentionally got caught telling their version of truth….the first time.
  
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- CatB
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 9:56pm
  The “error” is they got caught .. people aren’t taking liberal cr*p anymore .. I and others posted a link to his book on our own Facebook pages.
  
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