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Meta halts political advertising in EU due to ‘unworkable’ rules

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The EU’s transparency rules for political advertising, aimed at restricting foreign interference, will apply as of 10 October.

Breakdown
  • Meta will stop all political, election, and social issue ads in the EU.
  • The move is due to new EU legislation on political advertising. 6s
  • Meta cites significant operational challenges and legal uncertainties from the regulation. 25s
  • The regulation aims to counter information manipulation and foreign interference in EU elections. 33s
  • Romania recently cancelled an election due to foreign interference. 56s
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