To be fair, social advertising accidents do happen all the time, everywhere. But USAGM (VOA/RFERL/etc) broadcasting to America is still barred today as it was

To be fair, social advertising accidents do happen all the time, everywhere. But USAGM (VOA/RFERL/etc) broadcasting to America is still barred today as it was then. That cited law was a modernization to Smith-Mundt recognizing that internet works very differently than the old method of pointing a shortwave antenna toward somewhere and bouncing the signal off the atmosphere. There was a relaxation clause for affiliates that often gets misinterpreted and intent of that relaxation was to permit any private news agencies to request and use VOA material. For example, a Minnesota radio station can use VOA Somali material, but that part is up to the free market.