Prof. McGeveran Quoted in Star Tribune on Facebook Ad Policies

Professor William McGeveran, an internet and privacy scholar who studies social media, was quoted in a Star Tribune story about Facebook refusing advertisements from a Minnesota gun club. McGeveran explained that Facebook had discretion to reject advertisements, and that its ad policies are different than its rules for individuals' posts to friends. "They don't have any obligation to be evenhanded," he said. "Facebook has a lot of power."