26 Oct

Twitter is promising major changes to its advertising policies, including new special distinctions for political ads, after learning earlier this year that Russia used its platform and other digital services like Facebook to try and influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Source: These are Twitter’s new policy changes for ads following Russia’s election interference...

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26 Oct

WASHINGTON — The presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee paid for research that was included in a dossier made public in January that contained salacious claims about connections between Donald J. Trump, his associates and Russia.Source: Clinton Campaign and Democratic Party Helped Pay for Russia Trump Dossier...

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26 Oct

Alexandria, VA – The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP), the nation’s largest organization dedicated solely to protecting First Amendment political rights, announced today its new name, the Institute for Free Speech. Though the group’s name is changing, its mission will remain the same.Source: Center for Competitive Politics Renamed Institute for Free Speech...

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26 Oct

How big a problem is “dark money”? What about corporation spending in politics? Why doesn’t the FEC take a stronger stand against political activities by private groups? These are some of the questions tackled by Federal Election Commissioner Lee Goodman.Source: Lee Goodman Offers Spirited Defense of First Amendment in Campaign Finance Law...

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26 Oct

The House will host the first hearing specifically on the need to disclose the sources of political adds online. Oversight subcommittee on information technology chairman Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) scheduled the hearing for Tuesday of next week…Source: The Hill: House slates hearing on social media political ad disclosures (In the News)...

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26 Oct

An initiative to split California into three states started to circulate in California on April 24. To qualify, it needs 365,880 valid signatures by April 2018. If passed, the Governor of California would be required to ask Congress to approve the idea. The proponent is Timothy Draper.Source: Initiative to Split California Into Three States Begins to Circulate...

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