> To ensure that none of their test ads reached vulnerable audiences, Global Witness deleted the ads before alarming messages like “Death to the children of Lula voters” could be published.
And in the published results[0] hyperlinked by Ars:
> Out of sixteen test ads submitted by Global Witness to the platform, only two were rejected. Those approved included text in Portuguese such as “unearth all the rats that have seized power and shoot them”, “Death to the children of Lula voters” [...]
They seem to be mostly talking about politicians, yes, but there was a specific ad right there that advocates for killing the children of Lula voters that was approved by Meta, and as a Brazilian that has seen this kind of advocating before in social media, I'm not surprised Meta isn't doing their job properly.
> To ensure that none of their test ads reached vulnerable audiences, Global Witness deleted the ads before alarming messages like “Death to the children of Lula voters” could be published.
And in the published results[0] hyperlinked by Ars:
> Out of sixteen test ads submitted by Global Witness to the platform, only two were rejected. Those approved included text in Portuguese such as “unearth all the rats that have seized power and shoot them”, “Death to the children of Lula voters” [...]
They seem to be mostly talking about politicians, yes, but there was a specific ad right there that advocates for killing the children of Lula voters that was approved by Meta, and as a Brazilian that has seen this kind of advocating before in social media, I'm not surprised Meta isn't doing their job properly.
[0] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/facebook-app...