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Old 10-05-2009, 01:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The Federal Trade Commission has decided to focus its regulatory sights on the scourge of — product reviews by bloggers. By a unanimous vote, the FTC now mandates that bloggers disclose any payments or freebies received for their reviews, a mandate which does not appear to have an analog with mainstream media organizations:

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