What does it mean to say a blog is ethical? Ethical is defined as pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
A new blogger should give consideration to how he or she will handle issues of an ethical nature.There is very little regulation for blogging; the individual blogger must consider his or her own guidelines and ethics.
Conflict of Interest Statements for Blogs
In 2009 the FTC ruled that blogs must disclose when compensation has been received for items reviewed on the blog. How this will be monitored is uncertain, but the anticipation is that governmental representatives may read blogs which promote certain commercial items (source: PCWorld). The disclosure rules will apply to any blog which routinely features endorsements or positive reviews of products.
