<p>Meta Platforms Inc executives are discussing a company-wide ban on political advertising in Europe due to concerns that Facebook and Instagram will be unable to comply with upcoming EU regulations targeting online campaigns, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>EU lawmakers in February agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections. The proposed rules require US tech giants to provide more data on their targeted political ads, with fines up to 4 per cent of their global turnover for breaches.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/meta-google-defend-brazilian-law-on-responsibility-for-internet-content-1204553.html" target="_blank">Meta, Google defend Brazilian law on responsibility for internet content</a></strong></p>.<p>Meta executives are concerned the definition of political ads under EU plans will be excessively broad that it will be easier to refuse all paid-for political campaigns on the company's sites, the newspaper said, citing two people briefed on the discussions.</p>.<p>The European Commission last December warned Facebook parent Meta that it was breaching EU antitrust laws by distorting competition in markets for online classified advertising and abusing its dominant position.</p>.<p>Meta didn't immediately respond to a <em>Reuters </em>request for comment.</p>
<p>Meta Platforms Inc executives are discussing a company-wide ban on political advertising in Europe due to concerns that Facebook and Instagram will be unable to comply with upcoming EU regulations targeting online campaigns, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.</p>.<p>EU lawmakers in February agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections. The proposed rules require US tech giants to provide more data on their targeted political ads, with fines up to 4 per cent of their global turnover for breaches.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/meta-google-defend-brazilian-law-on-responsibility-for-internet-content-1204553.html" target="_blank">Meta, Google defend Brazilian law on responsibility for internet content</a></strong></p>.<p>Meta executives are concerned the definition of political ads under EU plans will be excessively broad that it will be easier to refuse all paid-for political campaigns on the company's sites, the newspaper said, citing two people briefed on the discussions.</p>.<p>The European Commission last December warned Facebook parent Meta that it was breaching EU antitrust laws by distorting competition in markets for online classified advertising and abusing its dominant position.</p>.<p>Meta didn't immediately respond to a <em>Reuters </em>request for comment.</p>