Why regulating digital political spending remains a global challenge

Political Spending on the Internet · 42:34 · Video: Gresham College · Watch at the source

In short: Despite different campaign finance systems, the UK and the US face remarkably similar hurdles in controlling online political expenditure. This lecture explores the regulatory struggle to govern the internet's influence on elections.

Professor Lori Ringhand examines the difficulty government officials face when attempting to regulate internet-based political spending. While the United Kingdom and the United States utilize different underlying approaches to campaign financing, both nations encounter surprisingly similar practical and principled challenges in the digital age.

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