From 1st October 2025, in the European Union (EU), Snap will not permit political advertising as defined under EU Regulation 2024/900 on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. This means that the following are not permitted: (a) ads by, for or on behalf of a political actor, which means a political party, political alliance, a candidate for or holder of any elected office at Union, national, regional and local level, or any leadership position within a political party, or member of Union institutions; or (b) ads which are liable and designed to influence the outcome of an election or referendum, voting behaviour or a legislative or regulatory process, at Union, national, regional or local level. The following ads are exempt from this prohibition:
Messages from official Member State or EU sources that are strictly limited to the organisation of and modalities for participating in elections or referendums, including the announcement of candidacies, the question put for vote in referendum, or messages to promote participation in elections or referendums.
Public communication that aims to provide official information to the public by, for or on behalf of any public authority of a Member State or by, for or on behalf of the EU, including by, for or on behalf of members of the government of a Member State, provided that they are not liable and designed to influence the outcome of an election or referendum, voting behavior or a legislative or regulatory process.
Snap will continue to review and permit, on a case-by-case basis, social issue ads with neutral messaging about topics of general public relevance, as long as they do not fall within the definition of political advertising under EU Regulation 2024/900.
