Boy, if this isn’t telling.
After taking down a very effective Trump, Google is taking a lot of heat.
The ad discussing the economy and inflation was taken down over “policy violations” that weren’t stated.
Google has reportedly taken down this very effective Trump ad for an unspecified “policy violation.” What policy could this possibly violate @Google?? https://t.co/NTrVwSytxT pic.twitter.com/XZ64tADPgM
— Megan Basham (@megbasham) May 3, 2024
The ad discussed how the cost of living has skyrocketed under the Biden administration.
In the ad, a man informs a woman who says she’s working for the Biden campaign that “everything costs more,” including gas and housing.
“Ok, but Biden is helping pay rent for newcomers to America from around the world,” says the woman playing the Biden campaign volunteer in the ad.
“You mean illegal immigrants?” the voter replies. “I’m struggling to pay my bills, but Biden’s paying rent for illegals? They get handouts, and I’m paying for it.” He then informs her that he will be voting for Trump before hanging up.
A super PAC spent about $15,000 on the ad and it was NBC New reporter Andrew Arenge that noticed it was removed over a “privacy violation.”
NEW: This ad has been removed by Google for a “policy violation”. It was live in the Google archive this morning but I just looked and it’s now been removed.
Super PAC spent over $15K targeting it at specific communities near Macon, GA after launching it on April 25th. https://t.co/DQnUHgsUuS pic.twitter.com/AnwHwtzlp0
— Andrew Arenge (@MrArenge) May 3, 2024
What the “privacy” violation was is unknown, and it was pretty tame as far as campaign commercials go.
“Google has taken down this Trump ad on the pretext of violating its guidelines. The real reason of course is because it’s pretty effective,” wrote conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza. “Let’s teach Google a lesson by sharing this widely!”
“Google is censoring this pro-Trump ad to protect Biden,” said Donald Trump Jr. “Let’s make it go viral.”
About a day later, Make America Great Again Inc. re-uploaded the video to Google ads, and it is running without any restrictions.
