CLC Event Focuses on Need for Stronger Digital Ad Transparency Laws

Campaign Legal Center (CLC) hosted the virtual event “So Many Digital Ads, So Little Regulation: Why We Need Digital Ad Transparency Now.”

CLC experts, Erin Chlopak, director, campaign finance strategy, Maggie Christ, senior researcher, and Austin Graham, legal counsel were joined by special guest, Lauren Edelson, Ph.D. candidate in computer science at New York University’s Tanden School of Engineering.

So Many Digital Ads, So Little Regulation: Why We Need Digital Ad Transparency Now

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 Secret Money’s Billion Dollar Influence on the 2020 Political/Presidential Campaign

Thursday, August 20, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST 

WASHINGTON - Join Campaign Legal Center (CLC) experts for a candid discussion on the importance of transparency laws for digital advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election and beyond.

Background:

To reduce political corruption, CLC experts argue, we need Congress to pass new transparency laws for digital platforms, like we have for television and radio ads, and a stronger Federal Election Commission to enforce campaign finance laws and hold political candidates and their donors accountable.

RSVP by August 19 to receive access to the virtual event.

WHO:

  • Laura Edelson, PhD Candidate in Computer Science, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering
  • Maggie Christ, Senior Researcher at CLC
  • Austin Graham, Legal Counsel at CLC
  • Erin Chlopak, CLC Director, Campaign Finance Strategy (Moderator)
  • Trevor Potter, President, CLC (Opening Remarks)

WHAT: Discussion on the importance of transparency and reporting laws to digital advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

WHEN:  Thursday, August 20, 2020 – Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST

RSVP by August 19 to receive access to the virtual event.