Bipartisan Group Introduces Bill to Make Influencers Register Under FARA

MAGAworld in peril as GOP rep zeroes in on 'wild west' of internet dark money

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) wants to break the back of foreign actors who use US influencers as fronts, and she is willing to go around House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to get it done.In an interview with Politico Playbook, Luna, who has been a thorn in Johnson's side, claims she has seen contracts "in the millions" that could rock MAGAworld if they were exposed.The Florida Republican is rolling out the Foreign Propaganda Registration Act, an…

Bipartisan group introduces bill to make influencers register under FARA

A bipartisan group of House members introduced legislation on Monday that would require influencers to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act when receiving payments from foreign governments for their work. The Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act comes amid suspicion and scrutiny, particularly among different online factions of the conservative movement, about foreign governments driving social media conversation, including accusations…

Anna Paulina Luna: Require Influencers to Disclose Foreign Payments

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is introducing legislation that would require influencers to disclose payments made by foreign governments.

Who's Really Paying for Those Viral Posts? Anna Paulina Luna Wants You to Know.

Rep. Luna proposes bill requiring influencers to disclose foreign government payments for transparency.

Luna introduces bipartisan bill requiring social media influencers to disclose foreign government payments

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduced legislation Monday that would require social media influencers paid by foreign governments to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act, co-sponsored by Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis.; and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., would amend the 1938 law to expressly include… The post Luna introduces bipartisan bill requiring social me…

MAGA’s cash from foreign governments just got too big to ignore

Foreign countries are paying online influencers in the MAGA world, but new reporting revealed it's no longer only about elections. Politico Playbook reported Monday that the influencer campaign has now taken a turn where foreign money is flowing into MAGA influencers who, in turn, have their own online lobbying campaign targeting Cabinet officials. After previously caring little, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fl.) wants to do something about it and …