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11/20/2017
Senators call for new rules for invasive online political ads
Fifteen Democratic senators are asking the Federal Election Commission to ensure that online political ads carry disclaimers stating who paid for them.
"The FEC must close loopholes that have allowed foreign adversaries to sow discord and misinform the American electorate," Senators Mark Warner (Virginia), Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), Claire McCaskill (Missouri) and a dozen others wrote to the agency this week. "The lack of transparency of digital ads is a threat to our national security."
They argue that the internet has undergone profound shifts since 2006 -- the last time the FEC issued rules for online political ads.
