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wook | October 06, 2009 04:52 AM | in Consumer Law | about FTC Blogging Rules

Do you think that the new FTC rules regarding disclosure of compensation when reviewing products is a good idea? Can it even be enforced?

There may be a few high-profile fines given out, but how can they be enforced in anything other than a random manner given the nature of the web?

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BEST ANSWER decided by votes | the_daily_blonde | November 13, 2009 08:47 AM

I think disclosure is very important. However, enforcing it is unlikely with the sheer number of blogs that are out there.

If someone is doing a product review and gets paid for it, they might be more apt to write an excellent review in hopes that the company gives out more review opportunities. If the person is reviewing a product and only gets the product, there is a greater chance that the product review will be truthful.

Enforcing this would take a giant task force. There are so many blogs and every day there are more blogs added to cyberspace.

Bottom line -- people just need to be ethical. Disclosure is a very important part of blogging.

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