Bill would ban foreign-funded political ads

Seeking to diminish foreign influence on the 2020 election, two members of Congress have introduced a bill that would prohibit foreign groups from buying campaign ads on the internet and other media.

The Preventing Adversaries Internationally from Disbursing Advertising Dollars Act, or PAID AD Act, specifically prohibits paid campaign advertising targeting U.S. candidates by foreign governments, foreign companies, and foreign individuals. The bill, introduced by Reps. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., prohibits foreign campaign advertising on television and the radio as well as the internet.