What did the FECs (previous) 2002 regulations do?
In 2002, the FEC promulgated regulations designed to implement new provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. The FEC’s 2002 regulations sought to shield online activities from campaign finance oversight. To that end, “public communications” and “generic campaign activity” were defined to exempt most Internet communications from coverage, as were regulations regarding coordinated activities with candidates and political parties.
