Facebook Inc. might have shot itself in the foot after taking down ads made by Senator Elizabeth Warren that were run Friday.

According to Politico, which first published the story, Facebook had removed several ads made by Warren’s presidential campaign that called for the breakup of big tech companies, including Facebook. Warren said if she filled the president’s seat in 2020, she would reverse acquisitions made by large tech firms.

“Three companies have vast power over our economy and our democracy. Facebook, Amazon, and Google,” said the ads. “We all use them. But in their rise to power, they’ve bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field in their favor.”

But no sooner than the ads were down, they were back up again. “We removed the ads because they violated our policies against use of our corporate logo,” said Facebook. “In the interest of allowing robust debate, we are restoring the ads.”

The irony wasn’t missed by Warren, who then tweeted, “Curious why I think FB has too much power? Let’s start with their ability to shut down a debate over whether FB has too much power.” She thanked Facebook for restoring the ads, but added that she wasn’t fond of the idea of a single censor having that much control. She signed off the tweet with the hashtag #BreakUpBigTech.

Warren has been outspoken on why she thinks some of the biggest names in tech need to be broken up, and in case you’re wondering, it includes Apple Inc., too. In an interview with The Verge over the weekend, Warren outlined her anti-monopolist stance and how she’d like slim down the main tech giants.

“These big companies exert enormous influence in the economy and in Washington, DC,” said Warren. “We break them apart, that backs up the influence a little bit, and it makes absolutely sure that they’re not engaged in these unfair practices that stomp out every little business that’s trying to get a start, every startup that’s trying to get in there.”

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