FTC Legalizes Porn Spam - Expect Plenty
from the wonderful dept
The latest move by our government to legitimize spam by simply adding rules that tell you how to spam properly, is this decision by the FTC that all porn spam must be labeled to say "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" (capital screaming required?). Also, such spam cannot contain "graphic material." In other words, porn spammers have just been told it's okay to spam. This should pretty much guarantee that we all start receiving a lot more pornographic spam - though, easily labeled so that anyone glancing over your shoulder (assuming you don't use filters) to check out your inbox will immediately see "SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT" everywhere. I'm a bit surprised they're doing this, considering the recent ridiculous crackdown on "indecency." Not that I have a problem with anyone viewing whatever porn they want - but it should be their choice, and not forced upon them by spammers.
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It is okay to Spam as long as you follow the FTCs rules. I think / thought that simply required adding the 'opt out' option in the email ... though that solution isn't working very well it is within the framework of what democracy is suppose to be about.
Now we can't complain we weren't warned ... right ?
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Good Idea
This is a good idea. It is the same as opt in. Everyone is able to filter this out without any effort.
It has the same effect as blocking it.
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Re: Good Idea
It is not the same as opt-in at all. My mail server still gets clogged - and in fact will now get clogged with much more spam.
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Re: Good Idea
Not necessarily...
I mean we won't see too many actual spam emails with the words "SEXUALLY EXPLICIT" in the subject line...
what we'll actually see is:
S3XU8LL7 3XPLIC1T
or
S EX.U.AL.Y XXXPLICIT
and the zillion other variants.
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