Would giving up our constitutional rights make our country more democratic? Would regulating speech make government more accountable to the people? Shockingly, some answer these questions with "yes."Source: Did Free Speech Destroy American Democracy?...
The Federal Election Commission has launched a preliminary investigation into whether Russian entities gave illegal contributions to the National Rifle Association that were intended to benefit the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election, accordingSource: FEC probes whether NRA got illegal Russian donations...
The Federal Election Commission issued proposals this week for new rules to improve the disclosure of political ads online, spurred by the revelation last year that Russian government operatives purchased online ads in their attempt to influence the 2016 elections.Source: Don't Let the Russia Story Obscure the Campaign Finance Reform We So Desperately Need...
Russia never would have been able to conduct “information warfare” against the United States in the way it did in the 2016 presidential election without Facebook, Twitter and Google.Source: Will new Facebook scandal finally force tech CEOs to testify on 'information warfare'?...
As Sunshine Week ends, we take a look at some federal legislation seeking greater transparency. Here are three things to keep an eye on. Introduced in October, the HONEST Ads Act would bring greater transparency to the burgeoning field of online political ads.Source: Sunshine Week: A look ahead...
Federal prosecutors have filed charges against 13 Russians who allegedly sought to "sow discord in the U.S. political system" through social media posts, ads, and videos falsely presented as the work of Americans.Source: 5 Reasons Not to Feed the Russian Troll Hysteria...
Cambridge Analytica garnered headlines across the world on Friday as Facebook formally suspended the company from its platform over allegations that it had improperly received and retained data on tens of millions of Facebook users from an academic researcher thaSource: The Problem Isn't Cambridge Analytica: It's Facebook...
Someone reportedly found the piece of paper and turned it over to The Intercept, which said that it confirmed its authenticity. The aide, who works as a staff assistant in the White House, did not return requests for comment for the report.Source: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report...
Staffers doing campaign work have to make sure they’re not doing it on government time. But there’s no set way to keep track of that time. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) With campaign season here, Hill staffers are likely to find their duties expanding with election-related tasks.Source: Plenty of Pitfalls for Hill Staffers Doing Campaign Work...
Federal officials on Wednesday unveiled a proposal that could expand political disclaimer rules beyond websites such as Google to mobile applications such as Snapchat, but could give leeway about how much information would have to be disclosed based on the size of the ad.Source: FEC considers expanding political ad disclaimers to mobile apps...
