Jenny Åkervall resigned as editor-in-chief of Aktuellt i Politiken amid controversy after investigations uncovered Social Democrats spreading political content on social media through AiP Media and collecting user data without consent.CEO Daniel Färm admitted the misuse of user data, which included sharing information with Meta and Snapchat, and announced changes to address the criticisms.Meta banned
Aktuellt i Politiken from advertising due to violations related to new EU political transparency rules, while
AiP Media claims its ads are editorial content and plans to appoint a politically unaffiliated editor-in-chief to ensure independence.