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Meta to halt political, social ads in EU, due to incoming transparency law

By Sara Brandstätter ( July 25, 2025, 11:01 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms will stop allowing political, electoral and social issue advertising in the European Union starting in October. The company said this was due to legal uncertainty and operational burdens linked to the EU's incoming Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising law. However, Meta emphasized that users will still be able to post and engage in political debate organically on its platforms.Meta Platforms will stop allowing political, electoral and social issue advertising in the European Union starting in October (see here)....

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