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Facebook continued to operate as if exempt from disclosure rules. During the 2016 U.S. general election, $100,000 worth of Russian-backed and undisclosed advertisements intended to influence voters were purchased on Facebook with another $4,700 spent by Russian sources on Google political advertisements. In October 2017, following the controversy that ensued regarding Russian interference in the 2016 elections, both Republican and Democratic Senators advocated for legislation to require Facebook and Google to adhere to the same disclosure rules as other media.
Facebook continued to operate as if exempt from disclosure rules. During the 2016 U.S. general election, $100,000 worth of Russian-backed and undisclosed advertisements intended to influence voters were purchased on Facebook with another $4,700 spent by Russian sources on Google political advertisements. In October 2017, following the controversy that ensued regarding Russian interference in the 2016 elections, both Republican and Democratic Senators advocated for legislation to require Facebook and Google to adhere to the same disclosure rules as other media.
====Anti-Trust and Section 230====
:{{See also|Anti-Trust}}
Some proposals to curb excesses of social media involve using anti-trust to break them up or for increasing regulation on the companies. These proposals are primarily offered by democrats<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18627709/bernie-sanders-democrat-facebook-break-up-elizabeth-warren-instagram-whatsapp Bernie Sanders becomes latest 2020 candidate to call for Facebook breakup]</ref>
<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2019/05/14/democrats-newest-line-break-or-regulate-facebook Democrats’ Newest Line: Break Up Or Regulate Facebook]</ref>
<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/interface/2019/5/14/18622442/facebook-breakup-joe-biden-kamala-harris-democrats-chris-hughes More Democrats are considering a breakup of Facebook]</ref>
<ref>[https://slate.com/technology/2018/04/the-new-bill-to-regulate-facebook-and-googles-data-might-actually-do-the-trick.html There’s a New Bill to Regulate Facebook and Google’s Data Collection]</ref> and would benefit the [[deep state]]. There is some question as to if this approach would make censorship even worse.
Another proposal is to alter or repeal [[Section 230]] of the Communications Decency Act, which would dramatically increase the amount of litigation against these companies if they didn't put an end to these practices.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18271487/josh-hawley-senator-missouri-republican-facebook-google-antitrust-data-privacy SEN. JOSH HAWLEY IS MAKING THE CONSERVATIVE CASE AGAINST FACEBOOK]</ref><ref>[https://www.fastcompany.com/90252598/ted-cruz-made-it-clear-he-supports-repealing-tech-platforms-safe-harbor Ted Cruz made it clear he supports repealing tech platforms’ safe harbor]</ref> This approach is being pursued by several conservatives including [[Josh Hawley]] and [[Louie Gohmert]].
==Censorship==
==Censorship==