WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced legislation (https://www.schiff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/PAID-Act_Text.pdf) that would require clear and prominent disclaimers on posts by online influencers that have been paid for by political committees or candidates.
"As more and more information in American life is shared through informal communicators like influencers, we need to recognize the risks of proliferating paid political speech without the guardrails that apply to all other forms of political advertising. An influencer can reach far more than a billboard or even a broadcast ad in 2026, but people deserve the same understanding of w...