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On Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:26 +0200,
in article <td3aj3$27b10$1@dont-email.me>,
tjoen <tjoen@dds.invalid> wrote:

Is this true? https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301554/google-gmail-spam-filters-republicans-gop-trump

Please recall, the US gave a free pass to all political mailing, when
the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was signed into law, marking a significant
step backward..

It is likely true. It's based on the unsupported and baseless claim
that the algorithms mail providers use, when filtering mail to Junk,
have a built in bias against conservatives. While it may be frothing
nonsense, this matter is already going further, with these two
steaming turds introduced recently.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr8160
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s4409

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David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com>
Be kind to animals; kiss a shark.

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David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> wrote:

On Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:26 +0200,
in article <td3aj3$27b10$1@dont-email.me>,
tjoen <tjoen@dds.invalid> wrote:

Is this true?
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301554/google-gmail-spam-filters-republicans-gop-trump

Please recall, the US gave a free pass to all political mailing, when
the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 was signed into law, marking a significant
step backward..

It is likely true. It's based on the unsupported and baseless claim
that the algorithms mail providers use, when filtering mail to Junk,
have a built in bias against conservatives. While it may be frothing nonsense, this matter is already going further, with these two
steaming turds introduced recently.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hr8160
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/s4409

Are "full implementation details" available?

Excluding *registered* senders of political spam/"spam" from *standard*
filters can be "softened" e.g. by special marking for use in personal filters/sorters.

The devil is in the "details". Somehow I do not expect "barely but
acceptable" implementation as the most likely outcome.

--
A. Filip

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On Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:26 +0200, in article <td3aj3$27b10$1@dont-email.me>, tjoen <tjoen@dds.invalid> wrote:

Is this true? https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301554/google-gmail-spam-filters-republicans-gop-trump

It is true that Can-Spam specifically exempts political mail. And it is
true that the FEC has accepted Google's proposal to allow campaign email.

However, I don't think it's true at all that it will be a good thing for
the Republican party. I think that this, like autodialers, are as apt to
turn off voters as to appeal to them. And I also think that in the past
the Republicans have totally misunderstood the internet while the Democrats have been better at taking advantage of it.

But most importantly, I think it will be difficult to make sure that they
are campaigning to people whom they can legally appeal to. I am already
tired of getting email spam for elections in Guatemala. Sending email spam
for American elections to Guatemalans is just as bad a plan.
--scott


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In article <tdj96h$43$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

On Thursday, 11 August 2022 18:26 +0200, in article ><td3aj3$27b10$1@dont-email.me>, tjoen <tjoen@dds.invalid> wrote:

Is this true?

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301554/google-gmail-spam-filters-republicans-gop-trump

It is true that Can-Spam specifically exempts political mail. And it is
true that the FEC has accepted Google's proposal to allow campaign email.

However, I don't think it's true at all that it will be a good thing for
the Republican party. I think that this, like autodialers, are as apt to >turn off voters as to appeal to them. And I also think that in the past
the Republicans have totally misunderstood the internet while the Democrats >have been better at taking advantage of it.

But most importantly, I think it will be difficult to make sure that they
are campaigning to people whom they can legally appeal to. I am already >tired of getting email spam for elections in Guatemala. Sending email spam >for American elections to Guatemalans is just as bad a plan.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Now for the rest of them!
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