Bloggers should enjoy traditional press freedoms and not face regulation as political groups, lawmakers and online journalists said Friday.

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Source: ZDnet / Reuters
Date: Friday, Mar. 11, 2005
Level: Advanced

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Lawmakers: Hands off blogs

Bloggers should enjoy traditional press freedoms and not face regulation as political groups, lawmakers and online journalists said Friday.

In separate letters, Democratic lawmakers and Internet commentators urged the Federal Election Commission to make sure that political Web sites that serve as focal points for political discussion, such as Wonkette.com and Freerepublic.com, don't have to comply with campaign-finance rules.

"Curtailing blogs and other online publications will dampen the impact of new voices in the political process and will do a disservice to the millions of voters who rely on the Web for original, insightful political commentary," said the Online Coalition, a group of bloggers and online activists.

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