News Summary

• Meta says it will stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October.
• The tech giant called the legislation’s requirements “unworkable,” in a blog post.
• The law, dubbed Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA), was adopted by the European Commission in 2024.
• Google, another advertising giant that also said it would stop selling political ads by October, raised similar points, arguing that the law brings significant operational challenges and legal uncertainty.
• This is the latest of a string of tussles between the EU and Big Tech as the bloc tries to rein in the influence and power of these platforms.