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  1. #Trump #ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws

    #Broadcasters should be ordered to stop running Trump #commercials that appear to violate US laws, consumer advocacy group #PublicCitizen said today in a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission. The ads appear to violate laws against using #taxpayer funds for #propaganda and a law that restricts #political activity by federal government employees, the group said.

    "The most recent of these taxpayer-funded campaign ads, entitled 'The Final Battle,' is a copied version of an ad that the Trump campaign committee issued in the 2024 election,"
    #ftc #fcc #election

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  2. #Trump #ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws

    #Broadcasters should be ordered to stop running Trump #commercials that appear to violate US laws, consumer advocacy group #PublicCitizen said today in a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission. The ads appear to violate laws against using #taxpayer funds for #propaganda and a law that restricts #political activity by federal government employees, the group said.

    "The most recent of these taxpayer-funded campaign ads, entitled 'The Final Battle,' is a copied version of an ad that the Trump campaign committee issued in the 2024 election,"
    #ftc #fcc #election

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  3. paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws

    should be ordered to stop running Trump that appear to violate US laws, consumer advocacy group said today in a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission. The ads appear to violate laws against using funds for and a law that restricts activity by federal government employees, the group said.

    "The most recent of these taxpayer-funded campaign ads, entitled 'The Final Battle,' is a copied version of an ad that the Trump campaign committee issued in the 2024 election,"

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  4. #Trump #ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws

    #Broadcasters should be ordered to stop running Trump #commercials that appear to violate US laws, consumer advocacy group #PublicCitizen said today in a complaint to the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission. The ads appear to violate laws against using #taxpayer funds for #propaganda and a law that restricts #political activity by federal government employees, the group said.

    "The most recent of these taxpayer-funded campaign ads, entitled 'The Final Battle,' is a copied version of an ad that the Trump campaign committee issued in the 2024 election,"
    #ftc #fcc #election

    arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  5. Taxpayer-Funded Ads Put 47’s Campaign Pitch on the Public’s Tab

    The White House is running taxpayer-funded ads that recycle 47's campaign pitch weeks before the midterms, warning of communists while Xi gets a state dinner.

    thedemocracyadvocate.com/trump