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Congress's New Bill Can't Eliminate Russian Influence Online

Congress's New Bill Can't Eliminate Russian Influence Online

Congress's New Bill Can't Eliminate Russian Influence Online

Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer

October 23, 201712m 20s

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A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Thursday that would require online political advertisers to provide additional disclosures about who’s paying for their ads, but the measure may prove a half-step toward preventing foreign adversaries from influencing US elections online. During a press conference Thursday, Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar introduced the much-anticipated Honest Ads Act, co-sponsored by Republican Sen. John McCain.

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