Twitter has fixed a bug with self - contained ad campaigns that were able to target people based on several blacklisted , derogatory keywords . A spokesperson said : " Twitter prohibits and prevents ad campaigns involving offensive or inappropriate terms , and we will continue to strongly enforce our policies . " Facebook had a similar problem recently , and said it was working to " prevent such offensive differences in demographic traits from appearing as addressable terms " , and search giant Google has also experienced the issue .
Twitter has fixed a bug with self-service ad campaigns that were able to target people based on several blacklisted, derogatory keywords. A spokesperson said: "Twitter prohibits and prevents ad campaigns involving offensive or inappropriate content, and we will continue to strongly enforce our policies." Facebook had a similar problem recently, and said it was working to "prevent such offensive entries in demographic traits from appearing as addressable categories", and search giant Google has also experienced the issue.