Political blogs played a significant role in the 2004 presidential election, so much so the Federal Election Commission is ready to lay down some law.
The FEC has drafted rules that would put blogs into the television category, which “require[s] that paid political advertisements on the Internet declare who funded the ad, as television spots do,” according to the AP.
Similar disclaimers would also be required on political Web sites and e-mail distributed to more than 500 people. The agency is also considering a requirement in which bloggers would have to disclose whether they received money from a candidate or are being paid for writing the blog.
The proposed rules would only affect blogs that accept money from candidates or political action groups.
Via Drudge Report
