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EU Political Advertising Prohibition from October 2025

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

EU-based political advertisers will be entirely prohibited from running political ads on Snapchat Ads from 1 October 2025, with the scope of the prohibition defined by EU law.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Political advertising in the EU, as defined by EU Regulation 2024/900, will not be accepted by Snapchat Ads from 1 October 2025.

How other platforms handle this

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Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

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Tinder Medium

May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...

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From 1st October 2025, in the European Union (EU), Snap will not permit political advertising as defined under EU Regulation 2024/900 on the transparency and targeting of political advertising.

— Excerpt from Snapchat Ads's Snapchat Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snapchat Advertising Policies
Entity
Snapchat Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-067356
Document ID
CA-D-00878
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://snap.com/en-US/ad-policies
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Content hash (SHA-256)
031c79ac9fe162d4d0b91c924d50f73defae47ace68173dfad643727a6c1d1a3
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:19 UTC
Methodology
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Snapchat Ads
Document: Snapchat Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-067356
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:19:45 UTC
SHA-256: 031c79ac9fe162d4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snapchat-ads/snapchat-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-067356/eu-political-advertising-prohibition-from-october-2025/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Snapchat Ads's EU Political Advertising Prohibition from October 2025 clause do?

EU-based political advertisers will be entirely prohibited from running political ads on Snapchat Ads from 1 October 2025, with the scope of the prohibition defined by EU law.

How does this clause affect you?

Political advertising in the EU, as defined by EU Regulation 2024/900, will not be accepted by Snapchat Ads from 1 October 2025.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 242 platforms. See the full comparison.

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