By Katie Paul
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc <FB.O> said on Monday it had erred in blocking a pro-Biden ad submitted by Democratic political action committee Priorities USA, after initially telling the group the video violated its policy against "sensational" content.
A company spokesman cited an "enforcement error" and said Facebook was approving the ad, which showed clips of President Donald Trump threatening to end Obamacare and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saying "c'mon man" in response.
According to a screenshot of the rejection notice shared by Priorities USA strategist Josh Schwerin, Facebook had initially cited its policy against ads containing "shocking, sensational, inflammatory, or excessively violent content."
Examples of ad content barred by the policy include graphic depictions of torture, dehumanizing speech and pimple popping.
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