The word "blame" normally implies that something bad has happened.
this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2025
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Exactly!
"So, sorry we'd love to help you astroturf the EU elections, but those pesky laws are stopping us."
Exactly this. This messaging is for their customers, e.g. those that buy political ads, and their investors, those that want line go up regardless of how. They aren't speaking to their users. Their users are part of the product they sell.
Bots and troll farms are not impacted, though. I don't expect this will lead to better politics.
This is good.
Wish we could have some of those rules here in the US...
Wish we could have some of those rules here in the UK...
Blaming?
You mean citing.
This is a good thing.
meta: we're stopping political ads because of the evil eu pls write them and complain
literally everyone: another benefit to being in the eu <3
They should also fuck off
Is Meta threatening us in the EU with a good time?
EU is threatening Meta with a bad time
this is a good thing though??
Thanks to bloc's new rules I guess. Fuck meta.
We're sad to announce that, from that day forward, you will no longer be able to see political ads on Meta services like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
(Idk how to blame the EU while trying to sound like a sane, professional corporation not throwing a hissy fit)
A fantastic example of why regulation can be good and is often necessary. You can‘t leave tech corporations or even most corporations on their own accord. They need a short leash or they‘re going to tear humanity apart.
Under the regulations, which are set to take effect on Oct. 10, platforms will have to label political ads, disclosing who paid for them, and what campaign, referendum or legislative process they’re connected to
Oh yeah they sound really unworkable, who could possibly expect meta to take this very basic information from their advertisers and then display it in a small text box.
Of course not seeing the ads is even better so I don't think anyone will complain.
nothing is stopping them to push propaganda(russian backed) into peoples feeds that arnt ads.
Aren't these ads too? Someone as paid for this propaganda so it is technically ads right?
Like reedit they look the other way because fake accounts generate lots of engagement. They could easily shut down such accounts and they choose not to.
While pushing right wing and Russian „news“ I assume.
Damn stupid me! Once again thought this was #goodnews
I guess this is a win-win situation 🤩
"I'm sorry to say I cannot accept any more money from ~~disinformation groups~~ political parties, particularly from certain regions* because another region won't let me put your ads out there for the ~~plebs~~ users to be ~~manipulated~~ informed."
^*^ ^-^ ^Russia,^ ^China,^ ^North^ ^Korea,^ ^Iran,^ ^and^ ^other^ ^associated^ ^places.^
I see this as an absolute win
Fantastic news. Get the fuck out, Zuck
Good, now Hungary can put that 2M EUR per month from propaganda into research, education and healthcare.
Nah it has already been allocated to Orban's private residence.
10m to build another stadium in his hometown
Let's be honest: We are talking about several billions of dollars of ad revenue over the years. Meta has the resources to work within those rules and earn billions. If they do not want to do that, there is something really shady going on.
Or maybe long term plan: let the political parties know if they want back in, to revise their policies in a more pro-meta stance?
The regulations impose additional requirements for a reason - because political advertising can be extremely dangerous. If it's a question of no political advertising or opaque, microtargeted political advertising that can't be investigated later, then it's an easy choice.
There is nothing to blame about except this should have come earlier and everywhere.