List Of Dubious Web Bills Updated
Electronic commerce trade group NetChoice on Tuesday unveiled an updated version of what its backers believe are the worst proposed Internet-focused laws in America. A Maine proposal to require Web sites to obtain "verifiable parental consent" before collecting personal information from teens has taken over the top spot on iAWFUL (The Internet Advocates' Watchlist for Ugly Laws). NetChoice says the statute would negatively impact online communities because sites have no means to confirm consent.
Several other new measures also debuted in the iAWFUL Top 10 in its first update since the list's June launch. Those include: a New York City ordinance slated to take effect in September that the group says would "slam Internet users with an unfair extra tax on hotel rooms;" new taxes on digital downloads in Colorado and Washington; a bill that would restrict Internet advertising in Massachusetts; and a North Carolina bill that would hamper commission-based online advertising.
"The Internet is increasingly under attack as lawmakers seek to mandate technological behaviors, impose new taxes and otherwise restrict the free flow of information and commerce online," NetChoice Executive Director Steve DelBianco said in a press release. "While we were pleased to see some measures fall off the iAWFUL list, thanks to the efforts of Internet advocates, new attacks on innovation and online freedom have arisen to take their place." Read more at www.iAWFUL.com.
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