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Fake Bloggers, Go Directly To Jail!

Wow! As a nerd on the PR and marketing beat I find this to be absolutely astounding and heartening: the UK is about to make it a crime for companies to misrepresent themselves as consumers in their online marketing. That means, for example, that a company setting up a fake blog to hype its own products could be prosecuted, fined, and jailed. Free speech? Whatever. This is an awesome development. And bloggers can be locked up, too! More »

3:09 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
1,120 views, 10 comments

Latest by Mouser_UK: Hmm But tabloid reporters and editors can hire dodgy PIs (HINT Ex cops who took medical retirement HINT HINT) the tabs have manged to stave off increaseing pealties for you know hacking the queens mobile. Obvoisly buzed by geting away with killing Diana more »