Facebook denied a request from Joe Biden's campaign to take down a video ad by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign that falsely accuses the former vice president of corruption for his role in Ukraine policy during the Obama administration.
In the letter obtained by CNN, Facebook responds to the campaign's request by saying the decision is"grounded in Facebook's fundamental belief in free expression, respect for the democratic process, and belief that in mature democracies with a free press, political speech is already arguably the most scrutinized speech there is." Facebook adds that they do not send ads to third party fact-checkers. The New York Times first reported the letter from Facebook.
"When asked about the ad being placed on other social media platforms, the campaign would not rule out sending similar letters.The Biden campaign's original letter to Facebook -- addressed to founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook Public Policy Director, Global Elections Katie Harbath -- told the social media company it is"on notice" for the"absolute falsity" of the claims in the campaign ad.
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