This NOS Nieuwsuur article on Meta’s failure to enforce its supposed ban on political advertising in Europe highlights research by lab associate Fabio Votta and colleagues at the University of Amsterdam. This ban comes as a catch-all reaction to regulations in the Digital Services Act meant to shield users from foreign interference in elections by urging platforms to better moderate political advertising. Lab member Max van Drunen gave his input on how the ineffectiveness of this overarching decision to simply ban all political advertising poses a risk to the upcoming local elections.
(Full article in Dutch)
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