After two rocky days in Congress, the social media giants face rising momentum for regulation of political ads to curb Russian election meddling, although some key Republicans remain skeptical and urged the companies to do a better job on their own. Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc.Source: Facebook and Twitter Brace for New Election-Ad Rules From Congress...
Last night the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a divided opinion that sets up the next challenge to the Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United and McCutcheon. The Ninth Circuit panel in Lair v.Source: Ninth Circuit Tees Up Latest Challenge to Citizens United and McCutcheon...
Representatives from Twitter, Facebook and Google are expected to testify this week at three congressional hearings on the influence of social media in the 2016 election. The Senate bill was introduced by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Mark Warner (D-Va.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).Source: Congress holds hearings on online political ads...
LOS ANGELES — California conservatives are feeling a strange sense of invigoration these days. Yes, they are vastly outnumbered, shouted off college campuses and scolded that their way of politics is an anachronism in this bright blue bulwark of the liberal resistance.Source: In the Heart of ‘The Resistance,’ California Conservatives Are Invigorated...
WASHINGTON – The threat of serving hard time for failing to disclose foreign lobbying work is rattling Washington’s multi-billion dollar influence industry following Monday’s 12-count indictment against Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates.Source: Washington's Legions Of Lobbyists See Danger In Special Counsel's Indictment Of Manafort...
Forces are aligning to bring some sunlight to the political dark arts as they’re practiced on social media. Last week, Congress held a hearing to discuss a bill that would require new disclosures for online political ads, and a bigger confrontation looms Tuesday when executives from Facebook Inc.Source: Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Regulate Political Ads on Social Media...
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...
Previewing the hearing, Chairman Harper said: “Our hearing addresses an important subject of good governance: the accuracy of our voter registration lists.Source: Hearing: State Voter Registration List Maintenance...
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...
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...
