FTC Adopts New Rule For Sexually Explicit Spam

enforcer999 writes "As you know, the CAN SPAM ACT preempted many state laws that were tougher on spammers. For instance, many of the laws that were enacted by states included a requirement that sexually explicit SPAM be labeled as such. The FTC, in charge of adopting rules, came up with a new rule that will require sexually explicit SPAM to be labeled as such. Hmm? I think the states were already trying to do this before the Federal government preempted them. Anyway, I wonder if it will work?"

Comments

Re:It needs to be a standard label for filters

[ITman75]

You can have rules or even blockers that will look for this key word of Sexual Explicit and have it rejected.

I think having this warning will be great. Just have a rule or filter looking for this in the subject line and then it rejects or auto delete it.

Oh, yeah!

[Pig Hogger]

And we know how criminal spammers are good at following the law...

Re:It needs to be a standard label for filters

[gauauu]

Nah.

If ISPs can succesfully filter spam, users will stop getting spam. If nobody receives spam, nobody will respond and purchase from the spam. Thus there will be no money to be made off spam. Thus there will be no more spam.

Sure, until that whole effect trickles through the system, there will be plenty of spam hitting the ISPs. But eventually the market will dry up.

Re:It needs to be a standard label for filters

[martyros]

That's not really that hard... all the law needs to say is "It must be labelled 'SEXUALLY EXPLICIT'." If they label it '5EXUALLY EXPLICIT', well, they haven't complied with the law, now have they?