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The problem is defining what is political ads. I haven't read the regulation yet (full text here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/900/oj/eng) so I'm just speculating.

E.g. Russia happily bans organisations that promote AIDS awareness because they a) receive foreign money and b) "work to influence political decisions".

Oh, we all know which political ads we don't want. The problem is that sometimes promoting worthwhile causes or just existing may and will end up political