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The Taurus

The Taurus is a platform for creating and managing transparency notices for political advertisements as required by EU Regulation 2024/900.

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Since 2026
Munich, Germany
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The Taurus is a platform for creating and managing transparency notices for political advertisements as required by EU Regulation 2024/900. It enables citizens to scan a QR code on any political ad and see who paid for it, how much they paid, and what targeting criteria were used. Free for basic use.

Org. type
For-profit business / social enterprise / B Corp
Project type
Tool or platform
Country
Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Founded
2026
Language(s)
English
Categories
Advertising, Algorithmic transparency, Campaign tools, Compliance and Regtech, Consumer watchdogging, Organize campaigns, Watchdogging and transparency
Added
2026-04-09
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:43:45.000Z

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Number of integrations
0
Geographic focus
European Union (EU)
Geographic focus — country
Europe

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European Repository for online political advertisements

Expected April 2026, "The [European] Commission is...required to establish a European Repository for online political advertisements...a public repository for online political advertising and the relative transparency notices published in the EU or directed at EU citizens or residents.

European Commission
Advertising, Advocacy tech, Govtech, Regulation