FEC Dem adds Google, Facebook, Twitter to internet regulation push

Published September 11, 2017 10:32pm ET



An FEC bid to regulate politicking on the internet, possibly including news outlets like the Drudge Report, is being expanded to the biggest providers — Google, Facebook and Twitter.

A key Democrat on the Federal Election Commission wants to call in the Big Three social and search platforms for a hearing on unregulated political advocacy in a move that could force a new wave of disclosure on political “communications.”

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