Jail Time for Payola Search Engines?
Andrew Orlowski writes on The Register:
A South Carolina senator has proposed that search engines which offer pay-to-play deals should face sanctions - including jail time for the company executives.More here.
The latest amendment to this year's doorstop telecomms legislation, S.2686, was tabled by Jim DeMint (R), and targets search sites which "prioritize or give preferential or discriminatory treatment in the methodology used to determine Internet-search results based on an advertising or other commercial agreement with a third party".
Violators would face a $5m fine - and executives would be liable for a custodial sentence.
posted by Fergie @ 6/22/2006 03:15:00 PM
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