Think Aussie election rules are draconian? Look at the UK's • The Register

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Commentards looking forward to venting their spleens during the upcoming UK election could found themselves falling foul of rules designed to ensure fair and balanced coverage of the proceedings.

I wouldn't say “draconian” – there are laws restricting what press can publish during an election campain – this is to stop the sort of thing that happens in America, where politicians big corporations buy advertising space and print-columns to push their political agenda – in other words, the ones with the most money get the most exposure.

What is interesting is that in these times, do these laws apply to blogs too?

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Think Aussie election rules are draconian? Look at the UK's • The Register

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