[cfgeeks] Obama wants to regulate your blog...

[Albert Pratts]

Steve,

Does the FTC regulate CNN and other?

Albert Pratts
Mount Plymouth, Florida, USA



On Oct 7, 2009, at 11:56 AM, Steve Litt wrote:

> On Wednesday 07 October 2009 09:54:09 Rodney Degracia wrote:
>
>> In my opinion, the issue resolves around three basic question:
>>
>> a) Do Bloggers promote/review products over state lines via the
>> Internet, thereby regulated by the FTC?
>
> Yes.
>
>> b) Is it a conflict of interest to promote/review a product, that was
>> provided at no cost or provided with an additional free gift and not
>> inform the readers of the review, if the review was not part of an
>> advertising campaign?
>
> Yes.
>
>> c) Does the FTC have the authority to regulate 'conflict of interest'
>> in the context of interstate trade ?
>
> I have no idea. That being said, the preceding does fall under the  
> umbrella of
> "consumer protection", if the consumer had a reasonable expectation  
> of the
> review being objective and not quid pro quo. For instance, you  
> expect your
> doctor to prescribe what in his opinion is the best medicine for your
> condition, not the medicine giving him lavish golf outings, or the  
> medicine
> for which he has a huge stock investment. He should reveal the stock  
> and golf
> when he suggests the medicine, then you have the full context of his
> recommendation.
>
> But once again, I have no idea whether the FTC has the authority to  
> regulate
> 'conflict of interest' in the context of interstate trade.
>
> SteveT
>
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