Meta resigns from political advertising in the European Union

On July 25, this year, Meta announced that **it would halt displaying political ads on its platforms in [European Union](https://cyberdefence24.pl/politics-and-law/Union-European-reaction-on-disinformation-on-x-walk-on-war-in-Israel)**. The restrictions concern content promoting social and election issues on Facebook and Instagram**. Action is due to restrictive provisions which the European Commission announced in March 2024.
The regulation on transparency and targeting political advertising** sets fresh requirements for the way online platforms supply political content**.
As the Commission points out, this is expected to ** address the manipulation of information and [foreign interferences in elections](https://cyberdefence24.pl/politics-i-law/meta-contra-nask-controversial-spot-and-interference-in-election-before-sey-commission)**.