Transparency of Online Advertising
Parity With TV, Radio, and Satellite Communications
On October 19, 2017, Senators Amy Klobuchar (MND), Mark Warner (VAD), and John McCain (AZR) introdeuced S. 1989, the Honest Ads Act, to require that online political ads are covered by the same rules as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite. On November 13, 2017, they led a group of 15 senators in sending the following letter to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Over the past year, our country has come to realize the ease with which foreign actors can interfere in our elections, undermining the integrity of — and reducing public confidence in — the electoral process. As…
