Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals
What this bill does
Establishing a rebuttable presumption that a social media platform has made an independent expenditure to a certain candidate if the social media platform knowingly and purposefully alters its algorithm to amplify certain political content for the benefit of the candidate; prohibiting a foreign national from using a bot to publish, distribute, or disseminate campaign material or artificially amplify political content to users of an online platform for a certain purpose; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (17)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | DeMarinis, Jared | State Administrator of Elections | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Koul, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Feldman, Senator Feldmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | DeMarinis, Jared | Individual | Oral |