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The legislative proposal bans the use of sensitive personal data for political targeting ads, with two 'big loophole' exceptions (Photo: Peter Teffer)

Socialist and Green MEPs find 'loopholes' in political ads rules

Socialist and Greens MEPs on the internal market committee have criticised the European Commission's proposal on political advertising as lacking ambition.

"I'm disappointed with the lack of ambition of these rules which are little more than transparency," said socialist MEP Maria Manuel Leitão Marques during a debate on Monday (10 January).

"It is clear we need to act… [but] this is a kind of placebo, water and sugar, as a medicine for an important disease," she added.

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The legislative proposal bans the use of sensitive personal data for political targeting ads, with two 'big loophole' exceptions (Photo: Peter Teffer)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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