Jason Brodeur wants pay-to-play blog posts about elected officials reported with the state
Florida could soon require blogs paid to produce content about elected officials to register and report that activity.
Sen. Jason Brodeur, a Lake Mary Republican, filed legislation (SB 1316) that would set up a system where bloggers covering the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Cabinet or Legislature must register.
The bill then requires reporting with the state “if a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post.”
Registration is required within five days of any blog mentioning an elected state official. After that, bloggers must file monthly reports that list what posts mention those officials, along with disclosing any indiv...
