Facebook has always banned ads for competitors. It doesn't matter whether it's the competitor itself or just a competitor's loyal customer who places the ad. Plus, the letter the guy received is clearly a form letter, not an attempt to hide why the ad was banned. If someone like me, who loves Google+ and doesn't like Facebook, has to point these things out to you, you know you messed up the story.
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Facebook has always banned ads for competitors. It doesn't matter whether it's the competitor itself or just a competitor's loyal customer who places the ad. Plus, the letter the guy received is clearly a form letter, not an attempt to hide why the ad was banned. If someone like me, who loves Google+ and doesn't like Facebook, has to point these things out to you, you know you messed up the story.