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Public Citizen claims Trump government-funded ads break propaganda laws

Original: # Trump # ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws # Broadcasters should be ordered to stop

Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission arguing that Trump ads paid for by the US government violate federal anti-propaganda laws. The group is calling on regulators to order broadcasters to stop airing the commercials, saying they breach legal limits on government-funded publicity aimed at the public.

Why now: Public Citizen's new FCC complaint over government-funded Trump ads has drawn attention to questions of legality around political advertising.

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• # 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… · PrivacyDigest@mas.to · 3

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