«Breaking News» Facebook temporarily removes Sen. Elizabeth Warren's adverts calling for break up of company

Facebook performed a U-turn after removing Sen. Elizabeth Warren's adverts calling for the break up of the social media giant and Amazon and Google.

Warren, who is running a presidential campaign, claimed that the three tech companies had 'bulldozed the competition' and 'used private information for profit'.    

Calling for signatures for a petition to destroy their monopoly on Friday, Warren wrote in the ad: 'We all use them. 

'But in their rise to power, they've bulldozed the competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field in their favor.'

The Massachusetts Democrat announced her plans to take on the three companies last week. 

Facebook temporarily removed several adverts by senator Elizabeth Warren calling for the break up of large tech companies including the social media giant

The adverts called for signatures on a petition set up by the presidential contender. She said: 'We all use them. 'But in their rise to power, they've bulldozed the competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field in their favor'

Warren's statement on Friday had an immediate impact on the company stocks. Amazon shares fell 1.5 per cent and Facebook and Alphabet shares were down 0.6 percent in morning trade.

The consumer protection advocate is polling an average of 7 per cent support.

It is not known exactly when the adverts were taken down, but the removal was first noticed by Politico on Monday morning. They were restored later that evening.

A Facebook spokesperson told Politico that it had removed the adverts because they used its logo.

They said: 'We removed the ads because they violated our policies against use of our corporate logo. In the interest of allowing robust debate, we are restoring the ads.' 

A Facebook spokesperson said it had removed the adverts because they used its corporate logo. Pictured: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Warren took to Twitter to accuse the brand of 'shutting down debate', and doubled down on calling for the break up of big tech companies

In response to the news, Warren took to Twitter to accuse the brand of 'shutting down debate', but thanked them for reversing the ban.

She said: 'Curious why I think FB has too much power? Let's start with their ability to shut down a debate over whether FB has too much power. 

'Thanks for restoring my posts. But I want a social media marketplace that isn't dominated by a single censor. #BreakUpBigTech.'

Warren, who is seeking to stand out in the Democratic field of candidates, said the companies have been allowed to purchase potential competitors, like Facebook's acquisition of Instagram. 

One of her competitors, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, has already gone after Amazon to try to get the shipping and Internet giant to boost wages.

Sanders introduced legislation, named after Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, that would seek to tax companies whose workers are forced to rely on government benefits for health care and living costs.

The acronym comes from its title: 'Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies.'  

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