Meta stopped all political, electoral, or social issue ads, saying the new EU laws created 'unworkable requirements and legal uncertainties' (Photo: Dima Solomin)

Politics ads still appearing on Meta platforms, despite ban

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by Owen Carpenter-Zehe, Brussels,

Supposedly-banned political ads are still sneaking their way onto Meta's platforms — Facebook, Instragram, and Messenger — despite being banned back in October.

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Owen Carpenter-Zehe is a junior reporter from the US at EUobserver, covering European politics.

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Meta stopped all political, electoral, or social issue ads, saying the new EU laws created 'unworkable requirements and legal uncertainties' (Photo: Dima Solomin)