Alexa, I want to make a political contribution

Amazon Alexa is getting political and you can now you'll be able to donate between $5 and $200 to participating candidates through Amazon's voice assistant.

Alexa will start voice-controlled donations to 2020 presidential campaigns --just by saying “Alexa, donate to [candidate name].”

You'll also be able to ask Alexa a range of new election-related queries to keep up to date on the latest happenings. Building on features Amazon brought in for the midterms, you can ask the assistant about which candidates are running, who's leading polls, their stances on issues, who's endorsed them and the debate schedule, among other topics.

This is raising questions about how the $$ will be screened, and underscoring how hard it is for federal regulators to keep up with innovation.

Amazon says it wants Alexa to be an "objective source for elections information" with timely, relevant and accurate details on candidates and votes. It pulls from hundreds of sources and works with nonpartisan organizations to verify the info. "Alexa is a conduit, not a news creator."

Let’s see how this one turns out!