(15) Multiple reports have indicated that online ads have become a key vector for strategic influence by the People’s Republic of China. An April 2021 Wall Street Journal report noted that the Chinese government and Chinese State-owned enterprises are major purchasers of ads on the U.S.’s largest social media platform, including to advance Chinese propaganda. (16) Large online platforms have made changes to their policies intended to make it harder for foreign actors to purchase political ads. However, these private actions have not been taken by all platforms, have not been reliably enforced, and are subject to immediate change at the discretion of the platforms. (17) The Federal Election Commission's current regulations on political advertisements do not provide sufficient transparency to uphold the public’s right to be fully informed about political advertisements made online. 6104. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the dramatic increase in digital political advertisements, and the growing centrality of online platforms in the lives of Americans, requires the Congress and the Federal Election Commission to take meaningful action to ensure that laws and regulations provide the accountability and transparency that is fundamental to our democracy