McCain signs on to Democrats' Facebook ad disclosure bill

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/18/facebook-ad-disclosure-bill-243914

McCain signs on to Democrats' Facebook ad disclosure bill
By ASHLEY GOLD 10/18/2017 02:27 PM EDT Updated 10/18/2017 04:28 PM EDT

"The proposed legislation, the Honest Ads Act, is an offshoot of the investigations into Russia's use of Facebook, Twitter and Google to influence the 2016 election. It would create federal disclosure requirements for political ads sold online — including who paid for them — so they are "covered by the same rules as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite," according to a news release.

"This is the first substantive bipartisan piece of legislation that’s trying to — with a very light touch, because we don’t want to slow down innovation, or restrict free speech or people’s access to the internet — to deal with the problem that we saw in 2016 in terms of foreign interference in our electoral process," Warner told reporters.

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1. In other news, Gov Brown signs California Disclose Act

Affirming the old saw, "What's good for California is good for the nation".

Brown Approves 'California Disclose Act,'

Governor Brown has signed AB 249—The “California Disclose Act”—which requires most campaign ads to display their top three funders, even if those contributions were funneled through other generically-named committees. An amendment inserted in late August provides some exemptions for business and labor groups.

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/10/07/brown-approves-california-disclose-act,-vetoes-extending-license-restrictions/

http://www.capradio.org/articles/2017/08/23/proponents-of-california-disclose-act-announce-deal,-7-years-later/

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2. will DU be required to follow this as well? nt