Lawmaker Warns Against Web Usage Restrictions

Rep John Culberson (R-TX) sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) a letter on Friday slamming an effort that he believes would hamper lawmakers' freedom to communicate with the public in the Internet age. Under the proposed changes, video posts would be restricted to "approved" Web sites that do not contain political or commercial advertising or commentary and might also require a disclaimer stating that the transmission is an official communication from an official federal representative. The revision would directly affect Qik video because it contains political opinions and speech. He fears Twitter, Facebook and other social networks "are the next targets of regulation."