Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) has collected a number of supporters for her bill banning microtargeted political ads.
Those backers include Mozilla, Common Cause, the Center for Digital Democracy, and the Open Markets Institute.
The idea behind the bill is to battle coordinated disinformation/misinformation campaigns.
H.R. 7014, the Banning Microtargeted Political Ads Act, would prohibit social media sites, streaming services and ad networks from targeting political ads based on demos or behavioral data.
It applies to all electioneering communications, meaning both candidate and noncandidate ads.
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