Additional disclosure and disclaimer on broadcast, satellite, radio ads. Some proposed increased disclaimer and disclosure laws or internet platforms and proposed a role for ftc. Interplay between these three regulatory agencies and how they apply the law is something the Oversight Committee is uniquely situated to examine and i hope we dig into that today. In many ways an example of i. T. s subcommittees efforts to examine emerging technology. Theres a level of urgency in importance in this hearing that cannot be understated. Since the sun rose on our democratic experiment our adversaries have sought to destroy what our forefathers fought for. Our adversaries sought to use our nations unique qualities to undermine robust and resilient democracy but now the tools have changed. As weve seen in recent months and weeks russia has attempted to influence our democratic process utilizing among other tools political advertisements on major American Social media platforms. With every Technolog
Subcommittee on Information Technology will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Good afternoon. Todays hearing is part of a series of hearings the i. T. Subcommittee has held to analyze existing laws and regulations that may have become obsolete updating technological advances. Weve held hearings on health i. T. , drones, autonomous vehicles, internet of things and many other issues. Today we turn attention to laws and regulations governoring political advertisement hearing. Civil Campaign Finance laws, Disclosure Requirements from Public Information for campaign candidates, parties or Political Action committees related to federal offices. In addition, the fcc enforces additional disclosure and disclaimer on broadcast, satellite, radio ads. Some proposed increased disclaimer and disclosure laws or internet platforms and proposed a role for ftc. Interplay between these three regulatory agencies and how they apply the law is somethin
Political advertising on social media and other platforms. Witnesses discussion certain diz closure rules for online advertisements and the implications of russia purchasing facebook ads during the 2016 election. This is just under two hours. Subcommittee on Information Technology will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Good afternoon. Todays hearing is part of a series of hearings the i. T. Subcommittee has held to analyze existing laws and regulations that may have become obsolete updating technological advances. Weve held hearings on health i. T. , drones, autonomous vehicles, internet of things and many other issues. Today we turn attention to laws and regulations governoring political advertisement hearing. Civil Campaign Finance laws, Disclosure Requirements from Public Information for campaign candidates, parties or Political Action committees related to federal offices. In addition, the fcc enforces additional disclosure an