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UK Spam Controlled by UK's Advertising Standards Agency
Goth Biker Babe writes "The Advertising Standards Agency in the UK has outlined new rules which govern text advertisements including SMS spam, e-mail spam, and web pop-ups according to the BBC.
All unsolicited advertising must now clearly identify itself as advertising. This is as a direct result of the number of complaints about junk texts, e-mail and web pop-ups. All thought the article doesn't mention it a BBC news report this morning stated that unsolicited advertising must now be opt-in rather than opt-out."
The same way the UN enforces its resolutions.
That is to say, if you don't obey this resolution.... Hey! You better had obey this resolution, or... um... or else... um... we're going to pass another resolution if you don't obey!
I'll see your senator, and I'll raise you two judges.
I take exception to that, I have been working diligently over the last few years producing spam in Vietnam, Korea, Tiawan, China and Japan, we've worked very hard to cultivate this regional stereotype especially faced with stiff competition from Nigerian fraudsters, give credit where it's due. Spam doesn't come from the US, it's merely targetted at countries with the most suspectably dumb and gullable people.
If you have to "opt-in" to your spam, then how is that unsolicited?
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And the rule which stops car advertisers encouraging anti-social or irresponsible driving has been strengthened - now they must not even condone bad driving.
does it really say that before the Advertising Standards Authority (whoever that is) stepped in, car advertisers in the UK promoted road rage and hoped to sell cars by claiming you could hit children and old ladies without the slightest dent to your cherished chrome bumper?
Unsolicited advertising means advertising you did not ask for.
But to opt in means you have asked for it.
But if you have asked for it, it is not unsolicited.
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Nobody ever said Government was perfect (and I defy you to find an institution that is), but dammit, it's the only thing we have to bring order and law to a world of chaos. The anti-government, anti-regulation libertarian rhetoric that has captured the popular mind in the last couple of decades has got to come to an end before the spam problem will be solved in the US. The UK is on the right track.
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How was the story about two lawyers who spammed for some green card lottery and were later killed by some geek?
If it's opt in, it's not un solicited, now then is it? SUPPOSEDLY, Gator/GAIN is optin, but I've never said yes to it...
Besides, spam is already opt-in - the little linky at the bottom aren't optout, they'er opt-in - it means that you're reading the emails so, they send you more....
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They should be revered for the incredible volume of information they liberate and release to all of us on a daily basis!
"Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
That must be the UK's plot to take over the world (again). With a few more laws like that, I think there will be a popular movement here in the former colonies to rejoin the Queen's domain!
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is that something like a bluish red?
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Is that the 1024x768 resolution or the 800x600 resolution?
You know what the difference is between opt-in and opt-out? One has a disclaimer claiming to be opt-in.
You are receiving this message because you opted-in when we harvested your address or randomly hit your mail server looking for accounts. Or we found your address somewhere else. You may unsubscribe by clicking on this link which will send you more spam, or email this inactive address.
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