Facebook has paused election reminders in Europe after data watchdog raises transparency concerns

Big tech's lead privacy regulator in Europe has intervened to flag transparency concerns about a Facebook election reminder feature -- asking the tech giant to provide it with information about what data it collects from users who interact with the notification and how their personal data is used, including whether it's used for targeting them with ads. Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch it has paused use of the election reminder feature in the European Union while it works on addressing the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC)'s concerns. Facebook's Election Day Reminder (EDR) feature is a notification the platform can display to users on the day of an election -- ostensibly to encourage voter participation.

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