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FTC Porn Spam Regulation Now in Effect

Posted by michael on from the kmail-filter-already-added dept.

gManZboy writes "The AP (through Yahoo) is reporting that the FTC is now requiring that all sexually explicit spam carry the wholly original 'SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT:' moniker in the subject line. I don't know why the porn industry is complaining about this, it seems like now everyone who really wants porn spam (not I!) can finally create a filter that delivers it to their inbox, highlighted, and bolded!" The FTC's regulation is available, and so is Slashdot's earlier story.

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  1. Re:Sexually Explicit: (Does this apply to posts to by Welsh+Dwarf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wasn't that shut down recently?

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