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You are here: Home / Facebook / McCain Signs Bill That Demands More Political Ad Transparency

October 20, 2017

McCain Signs Bill That Demands More Political Ad Transparency

Senator John McCain, the first Republican to sign on to bill. Photo courtesy of J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

Senator John McCain signs on to a draft bill that forces social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to provide more transparency of political ads purchased from their systems.

The bill, called the Honest Ads Act once passed, forces digital platforms with more than one million users to provide a public database of all issue advocacy ads purchased by an individual or group who spends more than $10,000 on online political ads. The bill states the database would contain a copy of the ad, the target audience, number of views, dates and times of publication, money spent, and the contract information of the ad’s purchaser.

Additionally, the bill would include digital platforms and paid online ads to the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which prohibits corporations and unions from using their treasury funds to finance issue advocacy ads on broadcast television, radio, cable, and satellite communication.

The bill was introduced by Senators Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar after Facebook announced that the Russians used its platform to create political dissent by disseminating politically divisive ads. The ads, according to Facebook, covered controversial issues such as LGBTQ, gun rights, Black Lives Matter, and immigration.

“Russia attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election by buying and placing political ads on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google,” Warner and Klobuchar said in a statement reported on CNBC. “The content and purchaser(s) of those online advertisements are a mystery to the public because of outdated laws that have failed to keep up with evolving technology.”

With this bill, the senators hope to prevent future foreign influence, to show the public whether or not a story is trending because of real people or bots, to inform the public whether or not an ad is sponsored by foreign entities, and to give election candidates the ability to see the online campaigns for or against them.

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Article by Anne Felicitas / Facebook

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Possessing five years of digital writing experience, Anne Felicitas is the blog editor of AdvertiseMint, a Facebook advertising agency that specializes in Facebook and Instagram ad management. Anne writes content and oversees a team of freelance writers and contributors, ensuring the AdvertiseMint blog regularly produces both short- and long-form content related to social media, marketing, and advertising.

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