Facebook pulls ad from gun-toting Georgia candidate taking on Antifa: 'Big Tech censorship of conservatives must end'

A GOP congressional candidate is accusing Facebook  of "censorship" after the social media giant took down a campaign video that shows her holding an assault rifle and warning Antifa to "stay the hell out of northwest Georgia."

Marjorie Greene, a businesswoman running in Georgia's 14th District, posted the ad on Facebook Tuesday. By Thursday, Facebook told her campaign the video was coming down because it violated company policies against promoting the use of firearms.

The video is still running on Twitter, and Greene has bought air time to run the ad on broadcast and cable TV in advance of the Tuesday primary.

Greene said the decision by Facebook reeks of a double-standard.

"Facebook lets Antifa organize terrorist attacks on America and allows videos of innocent Americans being brutally attacked, but pulls my post down," she told Fox News. "America is a country of law and order -- not anarchy. Telling Antifa thugs to stay out of northwest Georgia is not a violation of Facebook."

Greene's Facebook ad reached more than 2 million people before being deleted.

"Big Tech censorship of conservatives must end," Greene said.

"We removed this ad, which advocates the use of deadly weapons against a clearly defined group of people, for violating our policies against inciting violence," Facebook said in a statement to Fox News.

Facebook told Greene's campaign that she can't have ads "promoting the brandishing of firearms," according ... (Read more)

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