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Joint Civil Society Statement: Recommendations on the Implementation of the Regulation on Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising


Following the European Parliament’s plenary vote on the final text of the Regulation on the Targeting and Transparency of Political Advertising (TTPA) on 27 February 2024, a group of civil society organisations gathered to voice some recommendations to inform the upcoming implementation. 

While we believe improvements were made to the original proposal, we continue to be concerned to see that many issues related to the protection of political expression are still present in the final text. For this reason, a human rights centered implementation is needed to clarify ambiguous provisions, fill in the gaps and properly enforce the new rules.

Our main recommendations for implementation

  • Clarify further the interpretation  of certain elements of the definition of political advertising and how the prohibition of third country sponsored content 3 months before elections relates to civil society activities
  • Provide interpretation in line with EDPB’s assessment on the processing of personal data for targeting purposes
  • Cooperate with civil society on the implementing act on ads repositories by receiving input on possible design and build of the repository
  • Ensure that providers of VLOPs properly assess risks related to political ads on their platforms and make sure that mitigation measures are put in place
  • Provide more clarity on the respective roles and duties of the different authorities tasked with supervisory responsibility and enhance their cooperation

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