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...

07:51 / Campaign Finance / Technology / vblog
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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...

07:51 / Campaign Finance / First Amendment / vblog
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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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10 Oct

A sweeping effort designed to give Californians more information about the biggest donors to ballot measure campaigns was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday, a major victory for groups that insist the current system fails to help voters make an informed choice.Source: The people paying for California political ads might be easier to identify under this new state law...

22:57 / California / Campaign Finance / disclosure / vblog
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06 Oct

How should we react when businesses donate to nonprofits, think tanks, and social welfare organizations? Should we feel fear and disgust that Big Money is corrupting our democracy? Or should we be glad that Americans are able to hear the perspectives of the business community, and that civically-engaged organizations are finding patrons for their efforts?Source: The Left again tries to...

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03 Oct

SAN FRANCISCO — Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites and social media pages to identify American voters susceptible to propaganda, then used a powerful Facebook tool to repeatedly send them messages designed to influence their political behavior, say people familiar with theSource: Russians took a page from corporate America by using Facebook tool to ID and...

21:40 / Campaign Finance / Technology / vblog
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