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Anti-Spam Bill Killed In California

Posted by timothy on from the potted-meat-product dept.

Craig Newmark (craigslist) writes "In California, we had a pretty good antispam bill proposed by Sen. Debra Bowen, which was killed yesterday. A pro-spammer bill, backed by the big media sites including Microsoft, passed through committee. Here's a quick round up. We're considering a big feedback campaign, based on conversation with staffers on what works for them, since they want to hear from constituents, as opposed to spam. More to come ..."

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  1. Round up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    the spammers and send them to Hormel to be converted to canned meat.

    I'm sure Hormel wouldn't object; it'd be sweet revenge :-)

  2. From the Google News summary by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Debra Bowen, which was killed yesterday ...

    Man, this spam war is getting serious.

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    the strongest word is still the word "free"
  3. Voted down because... by rocco2nr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those old geezers like the good deals they're getting on viagra

  4. Googleloop by Dahamma · · Score: 5, Funny

    Notice that as of this writing the Google "roundup" referenced in the story has the story itself as the second link... the consequences of this to "PageRank" are now mindboggling...