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This bill, the Honest Ads Act, aims to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements. Key provisions include: - Expanding the definition of "public communication" to include paid internet and digital communications, requiring disclosure and disclaimer statements for these ads. - Expanding the definition of "electioneering communication" to include qualified internet and digital communications, subjecting them to additional disclosure requirements. - Requiring large online platforms to maintain public records of requests to purchase qualified political ads, including information about the ad's content, targeting, and purchaser. - Preventing foreign nationals from contributing to or purchasing U.S. political ads online, and requiring broadcast stations, cable/satellite providers, and online platforms to make reasonable efforts to ensure foreign nationals do not purchase such ads. - Requiring online platforms to display visible notices identifying the sponsors of qualified political ads, and ensure those notices remain when the ads are shared. The overall goal is to bring the same level of transparency and accountability to online political ads that currently exists for traditional media, in order to protect the integrity of American democracy and prevent foreign interference in elections.

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