Facebook takes down Huawei ads

Facebook takes down Huawei ads criticising US claims that China could use tech firm's gear to spy in the West Facebook has removed a number of the adverts for breaking transparency rules Huawei is in the midst of a dispute with the US government over spying claims Britain under pressure from the US not to let Huawei build its new 5G network 

By Joe Middleton For Mailonline

Published: 02:04 BST, 17 June 2019 | Updated: 02:04 BST, 17 June 2019

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Facebook is taking down Huawei advertisements after US claims that China could use the tech firm's hardware to spy in the West.

The social media network has removed a number of adverts because they broke transparency rules and have been deemed political, according to the Facebook archive of adverts.

The Chinese tech firm is in the midst of a dispute with the US government over claims Beijing uses its equipment to spy on people, as reported by The Daily Telegraph.

The White House has gone so far as to introduce sanctions on the company, who dispute all the claims.

The social media network has removed a number of adverts purchased by Huawei because they broke transparency rules and have been deemed political

The social media network has removed a number of adverts purchased by Huawei because

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