Monday, October 05, 2009

FTC to Regulate Blogging - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com

FTC to Regulate Blogging - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com: "The Federal Trade Commission will try to regulate blogging for the first time, requiring writers on the Web to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.

The FTC said Monday its commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the final Web guidelines, which had been expected. Violating the rules, which take effect Dec. 1, could bring fines up to $11,000 per violation. Bloggers or advertisers also could face injunctions and be ordered to reimburse consumers for financial losses stemming from inappropriate product reviews."

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This is so ridiculous. What a complete waste of taxpayers' money.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So what freebies or other consideration are you getting? Full disclosure or you'll be hearing from the FTC.