WASHINGTON -- A coalition of progressive groups is pulling its ads from Facebook in protest over
political positions taken by the organization started by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The effort is being led by former Sen. Russ Feingold's (D-Wis.) Progressives United, and joined by MoveOn.org, Democracy for America, CREDO, Daily Kos, Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, 350.org and Presente. The groups announced on Tuesday that they would either pull the Facebook ads they've already paid for or hold purchases of new ads for a minimum of two weeks in response to the tactics of Zuckerberg's new political organization, FWD.us.
Zuckerberg launched the group to press for comprehensive immigration
reform. But the group has been heavily criticized by progressives in recent weeks for its television ad campaign praising lawmakers for supporting projects like the Keystone XL pipeline and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and criticizing Obamacare.
The seven-figure ad campaign ran for a week in seven states and is no longer on the air. It made no mention of immigration but instead focused on other causes embraced by conservatives. It was "designed to give political cover to vulnerable conservatives back home to rally support for comprehensive immigration reform,"The Los Angeles Times explained.
The effort is being led by former Sen. Russ Feingold's (D-Wis.) Progressives United, and joined by MoveOn.org, Democracy for America, CREDO, Daily Kos, Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, 350.org and Presente. The groups announced on Tuesday that they would either pull the Facebook ads they've already paid for or hold purchases of new ads for a minimum of two weeks in response to the tactics of Zuckerberg's new political organization, FWD.us.
Zuckerberg launched the group to press for comprehensive immigration
reform. But the group has been heavily criticized by progressives in recent weeks for its television ad campaign praising lawmakers for supporting projects like the Keystone XL pipeline and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and criticizing Obamacare.
The seven-figure ad campaign ran for a week in seven states and is no longer on the air. It made no mention of immigration but instead focused on other causes embraced by conservatives. It was "designed to give political cover to vulnerable conservatives back home to rally support for comprehensive immigration reform,"The Los Angeles Times explained.
