In September, the Federal Election Commission, which sets campaign finance rules, voted to consider ensuring that those disclosure rules apply to online activity. In the letter, Google on Thursday offered its formal response to the FEC's deliberation. Google now is calling on the commission to extend disclosure rules that apply to TV and print ads to the Web. In its letter, Google also reiterated plans to offer the public a database of election ads purchased through its service. Technology news website Recode first reported the Google letter.

Source: The Star November 10, 2017 03:22 UTC