The Coming Crackdown on Blogging

FEC Commissioner Bradley Smith tells CNET that "the freewheeling days of political blogging and online punditry are over."

In just a few months, "bloggers and news organizations could risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's Web site. Even forwarding a political candidate's press release to a mailing list, depending on the details, could be punished by fines."


March 3, 2005




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