According to a news article from ABCNews.com mom bloggers could potentially be held liable for their product reviews.
If you’re a mom blogger… or a mom who just loves to read other mom’s blogs and get advice on which products to buy and which to avoid, then you definitely need to read this article.
I first saw the article via a mom I follow on twitter @momwrites. Read the entire article, Parenting Blogs May Be Held Liable for Product Reviews. The gist of it is, many bloggers accept free product in exchange for producing a review for the company/brand that provided the product at no cost. The fed believes that this may be an unfair advertising practice if readers (visitors) are not told that the blogger accepted the product for free… thus providing advertising in trade for the product. It’s my belief that it is the blogger’s responsibility to make it clear that she (or he) did receive the product for free and to be absolutely honest (for good or bad) with their review.
So what do you think? Should mom bloggers tell you when they accept free product in exchange for a written review on their site and should they be held liable for what they write?
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