Tech Lobbying Group Asks for Clearer Ad Disclosure Laws

The Internet Association, a Washington-based group with members that include Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., is advising lawmakers to clarify the responsibility of advertising platforms ahead of the companies’ testimony to Congress on the extent of Russian influence on their networks.

The lobbying group wrote a series of principles, suggesting that the Federal Election Commission should regulate online advertising disclosure with a uniform standard across the country. The document also urges legislation to require all ad platforms -- instead of singling out a few -- to publicly disclose political advertising information.