Paid Ads on X Pro-Nazi, Racist Posts

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Ads for Republican and Democratic groups appear under pro-Nazi, racist posts on X

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CBS News finds ads for major Republican and Democratic parties have appeared under racist or pro-Nazi posts on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter .

Advertisements for Senate Republicans ' campaign arm, the CPAC and the Heritage Foundation think tank have appeared recently.

The World Bank made the decision to remove all paid advertising on X, calling the incident "entirely unacceptable," after a promoted advertisement under a racist post was flagged.

CBS News found political ads on X appear under pro-Nazi and racist content.

Professor says X's algorithms may be determining where to place ads based on which accounts are getting the most engagement.

Last week , the World Bank ceased all paid advertising on X after a CBS News investigation found a promoted advertisement from the organization showed up under a racist post from an account that prolifically posts racist and white nationalist content.

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