SiliconBeat

A few months ago, I wrote a column calling the Federal Trade Commission’s attempts to regulate blogging a mistake:

“I have no doubt the folks at the Federal Trade Commission have all the best intentions when it comes setting out disclosure guidelines for bloggers in order to protect consumers. But it’s an effort that’s doomed from the start.”

I can’t link to the column because it’s behind our paywall. But I figured no good would come of it.

Well, I didn’t expect the FTC to listen to me, and they didn’t let me down. On Monday, the FTC released new rules to regulate product endorsements in advertisements and blogs.

I could offer up an extended rant on this, but I’ll just point you to Jeff Jarvis’ stinging rebuke instead. Jarvis writes: Read the rest of this entry »

Take-Two Interactive Software says it reached agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to “appropriately limit the scope of its production of information and witnesses” in connection with the FTC’s review of San Mateo-based Electronic Arts’ bid to buy the New York developer of entertainment software, including the blockbuster hit Grand Theft Auto IV, according to a
filing the company made with the SEC today. Read the rest of this entry »