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Google supports US regulator's efforts to tighten rules on online political advertising to avoid foreign influence

The stance marks an about-face from 2010 when Google sought an affirmative exemption from a requirement that an ad should state who purchased it.

Twitter to meet US Senate committe on intelligence for the 2016 US Presidential elections probe

Twitter’s meeting with the committee comes amid mounting pressure on regulators and Silicon Valley companies to open up the opaque world of online political ads and to prevent governments from using them to sway elections or attempt other meddling.

Facebook finds probable Russian-based operation funding US ads with political message

Facebook said it had found that an operation likely based in Russia spent $100,000 on thousands of US ads promoting divisive social and political messages.

Five months into office, Donald Trump's early campaigning for re-election raises ethical flags

Barely five months into office, Donald Trump keeps taking time out from governing to run for re-election. This historically early campaigning comes with clear fundraising benefits, but it has raised red flags.

Donald Trump claims net worth of more than $10 billion

Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump claimed again Tuesday that he is worth "in excess of $10 billion" — more than twice the level of independent estimates.