Net Democracy Guide

From the Center for Democracy & Technology:

New federal campaign finance rules for the Internet have freed bloggers and almost all other citizen-initiated political advocacy on the Internet from any regulation. You can be a part of the online revolution in politics, help reinvent and reinvigorate our democracy, and transform political discourse. It's a good idea to have a basic understanding of the new rules.

Quick Checklist for Individual Political Advocacy Online:

1. I actively engage in political debate on some of the leading online political blogs.
2. I talk with friends online about politics on chat sites, and through instant messaging or "voice over IP" (VoIP) services.
3. I am active on social networking sites, and I post material about my favorite candidates, including copies of their literature and links to their campaign web sites.
4. I plan to send e-mails to all of my friends in my address book encouraging them to vote for a candidate, and forward campaign literature with my e-mails.
5. I've made a short video supporting or attacking a federal candidate and have posted it on a free video-sharing site.
6. I run my own blog (or my own website) and I express my political views and post campaign material on my site, but I don't sell ad space on the site.
7. I collaborate with a group of friends in my online political activities, but as a group we do not collaborate in offline political work or plan to buy online advertisements.
8. I don't plan on buying advertisements on any blogs or websites to express my political opinions.
9. I don't receive payments of any kind from any campaign or candidate.
10. The only funds I spend on my online political activities are my basic costs for my computer, my Internet access, and (if I have my own web site) my domain name and web hosting fees.

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