Cenk Uygur
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The Republican Ad That Lied Too Much For Twitter (VIDEO)
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October 11, 2017
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October 11, 2017
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6:49Now PlayingTwitter doesn't want to promote Rep. Marsha Blackburn's latest political ad due to its false claims. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"“I fought Planned Parenthood and we stopped the sale of baby body parts,” said Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in a recent ad announcing her run for Senate.
Under ordinary circumstances, that line might be politically controversial — Blackburn was referring to her work with a House panel on fetal tissue research that one Democratic member of Congress called “an inappropriate and wasteful misuse of federal resources.”
But Blackburn’s statement became part of a different kind of controversy on Monday after it got her campaign ad blocked by Twitter.
Though Blackburn’s claim that she “stopped the sale of baby body parts” is certainly inflammatory, Twitter’s decision to block the ad is surprising since the service has often been slow to ban abusive and threatening users. Twitter has explained that it has different, stricter rules for advertisers than for ordinary users. But critics of the move argue that by banning the ad, Twitter has simply given its message more power.”*
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