Bloggers must be licensed

[rpm]

The US Government is tightening the noose around the necks of bloggers stating that they will now have to receive a license to operate.

Bloggers must be licensed

 

[bwana]

I cant see this getting much love if it goes in front of the Supreme Court.

 

[tco21]

America, the new China.

 

[w1z4rd]

If our government had to pass this as law.. I would completely ignore it.

 

[LazyLion]

welcome to 1984

 

[davemc]

LOL, protecting the public from themselves.
As if you can actually achieve that.

 

[DJ...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) argues that they need to have a hand in this industry to ensure that the public is protected from unscrupulous bloggers who for example may take freebies in exchange for reviews thereby providing tainted information.

And this is unique to blogging? And this little license solves the problem how, exactly?

What a load of crap...

 

[Gatecrasher]

Politicians must be licensed.

Better still, emasculated.

 

[Empiricism Philosopher]

Piaret blog bay here we come. Blog torrents lulz!.

 

[Sackboy]

Bloggers will just set up somewhere else, surely.

 

[Fudzy]

Interesting idea, do you need a license to start a newspaper?

 

[antowan]

Interesting idea, do you need a license to start a newspaper?

No.

 

[xrapidx]

Isn't twitter a mini-blogging site?

 

[thisgeek]

Do you need a license to write in a diary?

 

[d0b33]

Now if this was China or Iran passing this law CNN and other news networks would be all over it but this is happening in the US so will properly just pass under the radar...

 

[w1z4rd]

Now if this was China or Iran passing this law CNN and other news networks would be all over it but this is happening in the US so will properly just pass under the radar...

Its so far under the radar people in South Africa are discussing how stupid it is.. just like they would with Iran.. or most other countries in the ME.

 

[d0b33]

Its so far under the radar people in South Africa are discussing how stupid it is.. just like they would with Iran.. or most other countries in the ME.

The article is from prison planet not CNN, i.e not mainstream what the majority(sheeple) only watch.

 

[porchrat]

FREEZE!!

Blog-license and registration please.

You left your blog-license in your wallet at home? A likely story!

Well I'm afraid I'm going to have to write you a ticket Mr. Doctrow.

Now now crying will not help anything we're doing this for your own good.

 

[dappled]

unscrupulous bloggers who for example may take freebies in exchange for reviews thereby providing tainted information.

And this is unique to blogging? And this little license solves the problem how, exactly?

What a load of crap...

Haha, my thoughts exactly. Pot, kettle.

 

[Nerfherder]

Cool... another law for me to break !!!