Anadolu
- Spain's data watchdog suspended Meta's election products ahead of an EU vote.
- The agency expressed alarm that products collected excessive data from Facebook and Instagram users.
- Though it disagreed, Meta, also facing an EU investigation, complied with the order.
A Spanish data watchdog has put the brakes on two election products from Meta that were meant to roll out ahead of the upcoming European election.
The Spanish Data Protection Agency suspended Meta's Election Day Information and Voter Information Unit products amid concerns that they collected unnecessary election data from Facebook and Instagram users, the agency announced on May 31.