FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics

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FEC Won't Regulate Internet Politics

By DAVID PACE, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 56 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Regulators brought Internet political advertising under the nation's campaign finance law Monday but declared that all other political activity on the Internet would be untethered by federal rules.

The three Republicans and three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission unanimously adopted a rule requiring anyone placing a paid political ad on a Web site to abide by federal campaign spending and contribution limits.

But the rule also updates existing FEC regulations to make it clear that all other Internet political activity, such as blogging, e-mail communications and online publications, is not covered by the campaign law.

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The ruling, and the commission's decision not to appeal it, sparked fears among some Internet users that the panel might adopt broader restrictions. But Toner said the new rule gives a "categorical and unqualified" exemption to all individual and group political activity on the Internet, except for paid advertising.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060327/ap_on_go_ot/fec_internet_2

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

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[Skinner]

2. This sounds like good news.

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