Gun shops relied heavily on Facebook to advertise, she said. Public reaction to the story was divided but passionate, with some arguing that Facebook was a businesses and was not obliged to treat everyone the same, while others thought Facebook was not an appropriate place to advertise guns. Others argued there were worse things to see than guns on the platform. Doesn t matter if (selling guns) is legal. Facebook isn t the government and is entitled to make its own content rules, said Robert Knight. Cigarettes are legal. Cigarette companies aren t allowed to advertise, said Glenda Butler. The question was also raised about just how much Facebook knew about its users, and whether or not it would or should treat people differently based on what they discussed on the platform.
Gun shops relied heavily on Facebook to advertise, she said. Public reaction to the story was divided but passionate, with some arguing that Facebook was a businesses and was not obliged to treat everyone the same, while others thought Facebook was not an appropriate place to advertise guns. Others argued there were worse things to see than guns on the platform. Doesn t matter if (selling guns) is legal. Facebook isn t the government and is entitled to make its own content rules, said Robert Knight. Cigarettes are legal. Cigarette companies aren t allowed to advertise, said Glenda Butler. The question was also raised about just how much Facebook knew about its users, and whether or not it would or should treat people differently based on what they discussed on the platform.
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