Meta to halt political advertising in EU from October, blames EU rules

Meta Platforms will end political, election and social issue advertising on its platform in the EU in early October, blaming legal uncertainties due to new EU rules on political advertising, the U.S. social media company said on Friday.

Meta’s announcement echoed Alphabet unit Google’s decision announced last November, underscoring Big Tech‘s pushback against EU rules aimed at reining in their power and making sure that they are more accountable and transparent.

The European Union legislation, called the Transparency and Targeting of Political…