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Inappropriate Spam Reaching Children?

Posted by simoniker on from the little-billy-offered-viagra dept.

peeweejd writes "Wired has an article stating that four out of five children receive inappropriate spam e-mail touting get-rich-quick schemes, and almost half receive spam linking to pornographic materials. Should spammers be held responsible for the spams they send out? Can someone sue a spammer for offering to sell 'adult only' items/services to children?" There are more details from survey originator Symantec's press release - and yes, Symantec does sell mail filtering software.

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  1. AWW YEAH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    i got male! i got male!

    now you go!

  2. stupid by pe1rxq · · Score: -1, Troll
    I hate spam as much as anybody else I really don't like the 'think of the children' approach taken here.
    Why is it so bad for children to see porn accidently? Aren't the parents keeping near when junior is surfing the web and starts crying because he sees something upsetting? Don't his parents tell them that there are bad things out there and prepare him for it? Holding somebody else responsible for your kids mis-education is just a sign of a bad parent.


    Its called mushroom policy: Keep them in the dark, feed them shit and chop their heads of when they look up.

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  3. Penis enlargments for children by GhostChe · · Score: -1, Troll

    Finally spam targeted at people who need it...

  4. Re:Simple. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    At least them mod down people who whine about moderation, I wish I had a few to spare on you.

  5. Re:my son can't even read yet, but gets spam by hoggoth · · Score: 0, Troll

    > Hell, my dog Nying still gets spam, and she had to be put to sleep earlier this year at the age of 13.

    Wow. That's really odd. The spammers are sending advertisements to your dog, but, ha-ha, the funny thing is, hee-hee, they don't realize she is no longer alive, joke is on them!

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  6. Viva Bin Laden !!! Die Spammer DIE !!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I Will leave youre world... Self my Computer, my car, my house, my vestment and i'll build a house in the wilderness, survive by hunting, fishing and cultivate my land. I'll have a wife and we'll have 3 childs. But FIRST.. i'll have to eleminate all the fucking CAPITALIST PIG ! Coz if i dont, your world will destroy mine !!! FUCK YOU ALL !

  7. Re:Should spammers be held responsible for the spa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    >By age 12, kids really do understand right from wrong. Hell, 100 years ago, 12 and 13 year olds were already married, so the idea
    >that children are fragile is a relatively recent thought (since WWII).

    No, only their tender little anuses are fragile.