European Union: European Commission issued request for information to LinkedIn regarding targeted advertising practices under Digital Services Act

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European Commission issued 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…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2024-03-14
under deliberation

On 14 March 2024, the European Commission requested information on LinkedIn's adherence to the proh…

2024-06-07
concluded

On 7 June 2024, LinkedIn announced the discontinuation of its ad targeting functionality based on L…