One step closer to mandatory labeling...

Bill · 2006-06-28, 05:48 PM

Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must slap warning labels on their pages or face prison terms of up to five years, according to a proposal adopted by a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday.

http://news.com.com/Senators+adopt+W...l?tag=nefd.top

During a day of debate on a wide-ranging communications bill, the Senate Commerce Committee approved an amendment backed by the Bush administration that proponents claim would help clean up the Internet and protect children online.

It says that commercial Web sites must not place "sexually explicit material" on their home pages upon pain of felony prosecution--and, in addition, they must rate "each page or screen of the website that does contain sexually explicit material" with a system to be devised by the Federal Trade Commission.

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So, the senate committe has ploaced a mandatory labeling provision in the latest communications bill.

It has yet to be voted into law, but I think it probably will.

So, we US webmasters are going to have a job of work to do, once the FTC has decided on what label we gotta use.

And it looks like we will have to put the keywords "sexually explicit material" on pretty much every page we have up.

2006-06-28, 05:48 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	One step closer to mandatory labeling... Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must slap warning labels on their pages or face prison terms of up to five years, according to a proposal adopted by a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday. http://news.com.com/Senators+adopt+W...l?tag=nefd.top During a day of debate on a wide-ranging communications bill, the Senate Commerce Committee approved an amendment backed by the Bush administration that proponents claim would help clean up the Internet and protect children online. It says that commercial Web sites must not place "sexually explicit material" on their home pages upon pain of felony prosecution--and, in addition, they must rate "each page or screen of the website that does contain sexually explicit material" with a system to be devised by the Federal Trade Commission. ----- So, the senate committe has ploaced a mandatory labeling provision in the latest communications bill. It has yet to be voted into law, but I think it probably will. So, we US webmasters are going to have a job of work to do, once the FTC has decided on what label we gotta use. And it looks like we will have to put the keywords "sexually explicit material" on pretty much every page we have up.