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Originally Posted by trunker
true it is unfortunate that some one like you gets swept up in it as well, and honestly, in this day and age of advertising on everything, this legislation really shouldnt be necessary. as you say, it should be obvious to everyone,...
its more a sign of the litigious blame someone else but hold my hand culture that is going mad, its like people cant think critically anymore.
what ever happened to dont believe anything you read, web or otherwise?
and whats worse is that someone actually put the time and effort into making it law?
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I don't know that it is legislation or a law, but a regulation (essentially the same, really) but the FTC like the FCC can make its own regulations for people it says fits under its umbrella.
I think the intentions of this regulation are probably valuable. If people are being paid to blog because corporations see that bloggers can build followings and trust in readers then people do have the right to know who is signing that blogger's paycheck. However the thousands and probably tens of thousands of people like me that do it for the love of doing it should not be penalized.