Surprise: Unanimous FEC to push for Internet regulation

By Paul Bedard

Published November 16, 2017 1:55pm ET

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Surprise: Unanimous FEC to push for Internet regulation — Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues, released by members of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, are photographed in Washington, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) | Jon Elswick

In a major shift, Republicans on the Federal Election Commission plan to join Democrats Thursday in calling for new Internet regulations on paid digital political ads.

In a statement issued late Wednesday, the three GOP members cited the “thousands of comments” from the public calling for new disclosure rules in light of concerns Russian activists used Internet posts on Facebook to try to influence the 2016 presidential elections.

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