# Tech giant Meta banned all political, electoral and social advertisements on its EU platforms.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Euronews*

## Key points

- Fidesz and its proxies are bypassing Meta's EU political ad ban using proxy organizations.
- Researchers identified 457 political ads on Meta from Hungarian political actors, 456 linked to Fidesz.
- Many Fidesz ads are misclassified under non-political labels like 'business' and 'finance' to evade detection.
- AI-generated videos attacking opposition parties are being promoted as ads, reaching millions on Facebook.
- Meta often removes political ads only after they have already run, not preemptively.

**Companies:** Meta
**Countries:** Hungary

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