People are up in arms about the FTC’s attempts to regulate blogs. There are good arguments on both sides of the fence.
I believe this infringes on our freedom of speech when looking at this situation from a utilitarian standpoint. People should know that everything found in a blog should be interpreted as opinion unless proper references and disclosure indicates otherwise. This seemingly harmless act of censoring blogs can escalate to other controls of free speech. McDonalds will not be able to use the tagline, “I’m lov’n it,” if the FTC keeps up what it’s doing. The FTC would argue that proof has to be given that the person expressing the phrase in question does, in fact, love it.
The FTC’s actions could be a good thing if looked at under the communitarian ideal. This regulation could stop everyone, including the stupid people, from being fooled by blogs whether they claim to be right or not. This legislation could also increase government revenue through the FTC’s issued fines.
As an individual, I do not think the FTC should regulate blogs. This could lead to more government interference which would make us as a nation stray from the formula that made us great.
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