Filed under: Internet, News, Blogging, Microblogging
Did the FTC just mention something about blogging?
I tend to look at everything in terms of Pros and Cons. Here's the list I came up with.
The bad
- The FTC has passed an over-reaching regulation which is unenforceable at best, and is a violation of free speech at worst.
The good
- The FTC has passed an over-reaching regulation which is unenforceable at best, and is a violation of free speech at worst.
There's a significant amount of misunderstanding of how Internet publishing works in this regulation, but this is the moment where I find the clue train leaves the station with absolutely no-one aboard. AdAge reports that Richard Cleland, assistant director- division of advertising practices at the FTC interprets the regulation to include, "posts on review sites such as Yelp or online stores such as Amazon."
Does that mean when I drop a review on Urban Spoon of my favorite eatery -- who happen to throw me a freebie every once in a while for being a loyal customer -- the FTC will sick it's blogger enforcement team on me? When they figure out exactly how to enforce this, call me.
Until then I'll be driving the Windows 7 box graphics wrapped Porsche Cayman that Microsoft sent me. *
* Kidding. But Ballmer, if you're interested, drop me an email and I'll send you my address
For what it's worth, take the jump to read my quick diatribe on Weblogs, Inc gimmies policy -- which is likely the strictest in existence among blog networks.
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