US Representative Anna Paulina Luna has introduced legislation aimed at requiring monetised social-media influencers to disclose payments from foreign governments or foreign-funded companies. The Florida Republican says the measure would close a perceived loophole in the Foreign Agents Registration Act and make online political influence campaigns more transparent, particularly for younger audiences who rely on influencers for news.

Luna said foreign interests, including those linked to China and Russia, had distorted political discussion online, although the article does not provide independent evidence for specific cases. The bill would define an influencer as anyone with a monetised social-media account and could expose non-compliant creators to Justice Department penalties; it has bipartisan House support, including from Republicans Derrick Van Orden and Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Jared Moskowitz. The proposal follows disputes among conservative online figures over alleged foreign funding connected to debate about US policy towards Iran and Israel, claims some named influencers have denied.