European Union: European Commission investigation into LinkedIn's targeted advertising practices compliance with Digital Services Act

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
14 Mar 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

14 Mar 2024
under deliberation

Issued European Commission request for information to LinkedIn regarding targeted advertising practices under Digital Services Act

On 14 March 2024, the European Commission requested information on LinkedIn's adherence to the prohibition of presenting advertisements based on profiling using special categories of personal data under the Digital Service Act (DSA). LinkedIn is als…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body