Spain Halts Meta’s Election Apps Over Data Privacy Concerns

Spain's data protection watchdog, AEPD, has ordered the suspension of two Meta products — 'Election Day Information' and 'Voter Information Unit'. These planned apps for Instagram and Facebook were set to be deployed during the upcoming European election but were halted due to potential data privacy violations.

Spain's data protection watchdog AEPD has ordered the provisional suspension of two planned Meta products set to be deployed in the upcoming European election on its social media platforms Instagram and Facebook, it said on Friday.

The apps, named "Election Day Information" and "Voter Information Unit", would potentially violate Spanish data protection laws, AEPD said.