Firms withdraw BNP Facebook ads

TonyG · 06-08-2007, 04:49 PM

Firms withdraw BNP Facebook ads

Advertisers have no control over where on Facebook their ads appear
Six major firms have withdrawn advertisements from the networking website Facebook, after they appeared on a British National Party page.

First Direct, Vodafone, Virgin Media, the AA, Halifax and the Prudential have all withdrawn ads. Virgin said it had to "protect its brand".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6929161.stm

Doesn't look like the BNP will be getting corporate donations from that lot then.

harryaldridge · 06-08-2007, 05:11 PM

Blogged it here. http://vindicovindico.blogspot.com/2...-facebook.html

Totally ridiculous.

For_England · 06-08-2007, 05:23 PM

mass hysteria at its best. do they really think they can blame all the problems they have created on a small political party?

mkpdavies · 06-08-2007, 06:15 PM

Internet advertsing does need to sort itself out. Product placement is very important in marketing, so a bit of control of placement is required.

Over reaction is always the result of a bunch of lefties moaning and threatening.

Alex McKee · 07-08-2007, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Internet advertsing does need to sort itself out. Product placement is very important in marketing, so a bit of control of placement is required.

Yes, completely correct.

06-08-2007, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
TonyG Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,589	Firms withdraw BNP Facebook ads Firms withdraw BNP Facebook ads Advertisers have no control over where on Facebook their ads appear Six major firms have withdrawn advertisements from the networking website Facebook, after they appeared on a British National Party page. First Direct, Vodafone, Virgin Media, the AA, Halifax and the Prudential have all withdrawn ads. Virgin said it had to "protect its brand". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6929161.stm Doesn't look like the BNP will be getting corporate donations from that lot then. __________________ If you don't think you can change the world, who do you expect to do it for you? ---- http://www.mercola.com/townofallopat...ofallopath.htm

06-08-2007, 05:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
harryaldridge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Sussex Posts: 1,912	Blogged it here. http://vindicovindico.blogspot.com/2...-facebook.html Totally ridiculous. __________________ http://vindicovindico.blogspot.com

06-08-2007, 06:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,103 Party: Libertarian Party	Internet advertsing does need to sort itself out. Product placement is very important in marketing, so a bit of control of placement is required. Over reaction is always the result of a bunch of lefties moaning and threatening. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

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06-08-2007, 05:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
For_England Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,860	mass hysteria at its best. do they really think they can blame all the problems they have created on a small political party?