Vodafone slaps Facebook in the...face

by ryan | August 2, 2007 at 01:47 pm | 497 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

SKYWORK MEDIA | Alternative ADVERTISING | WORLD

Facebook no longer seems to be the sweetheart of the media world. First the company is accused of stealing the whole idea and threatened with a lawsuit and now Vodafone pulls its ads from the site.

Vodafone has pulled all its advertising from Facebook after its skyscraper ads appeared on the group profile for the British National Party.

A spokesperson for Vodafone said the company had clear policies on avoiding affiliation or support for any political party.

Vodafone's advertising was bought through the agency OMD as a package across multiple sites.

"We have withdrawn our advertising from Facebook and will be working with OMD to ensure there are more controls on the site," she said.

"We want to continue to advertise on Facebook but only when we are comfortable that this is compatible with our other