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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. Keep it pure! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm all for this, if anyone who dares to send non-sexually-explicit spam under this heading gets prosecuted for false advertising. I don't want to read about ink-jet printer refills and on-line pharmacies and 0.01% mortgages when what I expect to see is prOn!

  2. Just wondering by zogger · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Has anyone here actually gotten any correctly labeled porn spam yet? That will be more of a test of it's effectiveness than anything else really. I am guessing there will be little correctly labeled.