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Berlin regulators find CDU, SPD, Greens, and Left violated GDPR rules with Facebook voter targeting

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Berlin regulators found four major German political parties violated GDPR by using Facebook's detailed voter-targeting options in 2021 campaigns.

Berlin's data protection authority issued decisions dated September 24, 2026, determining that the CDU, SPD, Greens, and Left party all violated GDPR rules through Facebook ad campaigns targeting voters based on political interests. The ruling covers ads run in 2021; the AfD's case remains under investigation. It remains unclear whether the parties will abandon the targeting practice going forward.

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