These bills could make it easier to tell when influencers and AI are shilling for politicians

Political advertising disclosures in the U.S. used to be fairly simple. Since 2002, campaigns recorded commercials for television and radio that have been required to include information about who paid for them along with language that they “approve this message.” Political advertising today isn’t always that straightforward. Thanks to AI and paid influencers, plenty of political ads don’t follow that standard script anymore, leaving voters in the dark about what they’re seeing. Instead of just…