Just when you thought the Federal Election Commission had it out for the blogosphere, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors took it up a notch and announced yesterday that it will soon vote on a city ordinance that would require local bloggers to register with the city Ethics Commission and report all blog-related costs that exceed $1,000 in the aggregate.
Original article here.
Tar. Feathers. Rope. Some assembly required.
First restriction : 'Don't talk about politics'.
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-Sjon-
This is the strangest thing. Whatever happened to freedom of speech? Whatever happened to "land of the free"? It seems like all western societies are building up a "big brother" type of setup to regulate its citizens. Before we know it "1984" will be upon us.
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