Most FEC Commenters Support Online Ad Disclosure Rules

Internet companies and good government groups support the Federal Election Commission online political advertising disclosure proceeding (see 17110900590), with many offering some detailed suggestions, according to the 29 comments the commission posted Wednesday. Google, Twitter and Facebook filings supported increased transparency, citing steps the companies already made to let users know the source of paid political ads. The Electronic Frontier Foundation urged forging "balanced" rules that preserve the "critical role of anonymous speech in our online political discourse."