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The Instagram ads Facebook won't show you (signal.org)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

FB has made a statement to a journalist (sorry, I wasn't able to find anything other than the journalist's twitter)

There seem to be some push back questioning the honesty of Signal and this HN thread seems to agree with it.

I personally think that Signal doesn't have any reason to lie. The ads are explicitly against facebook advertising policies that "prohibits ads that assert that you have a specific medical condition or sexual orientation", so its not like it would be hard for them to actually get the ads banned.