Transparency
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We advocate for all paid political activity to be transparent, by law. Anyone should be able to easily access information about who is spending money online to influence our opinion about politics. We support the For the People Act, regulating microtargeting of political ads, reforms aimed at strengthening the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), and laws aimed at addressing automation-based propaganda, deepfakes and manipulated media used to deceive the public.
Transparency Bills in Congress
Social Media DATA Act (H.R. 3451)
DISCLOSE ACT OF 2021: Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 (H.R. 1334)
DISCLOSE Act of 2021: Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act of 2021 (S.443)
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Tell Congress to stop online political deception
Big Tech’s business model is causing irreparable harm — to individuals, to marginalized communities and to our democracy.
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Join the Call to Ban Surveillance Advertising
Most people on social media think the platforms are selling ads to them, but the truth is that they’re selling you to advertisers.
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Sign the petition to President Biden: Speak out to protect our democracy
We are close to passing once-in-a-generation, landmark legislation to protect our democracy and begin to address the crisis of online disinformation. But that final step — an up-or-down vote in the U.S. Senate — is being blocked by Republicans’ abuse of the legislative filibuster, an arcane Senate procedure that was created by accident and has […]
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