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Re:Censorship is bad even when it’s done by private companies by MadWombat on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @11:03AM (#21463839)
Once you add spam to this list, it becomes super fuzzy. Unsolicited marketing is obviously spam and so are the Nigerian scams, but what about some cult manifesto or conspiracy theory or chain mail letter? Or possibly a crowdfunding link that some well meaning, but misguided people sent around a few thousand times? Or possibly a request for donations by some non-profit? Propaganda posts by a political party? Where is the line?
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Re:Censorship is bad even when it’s done by private companies by gonational on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @11:17AM (#21463977)
Why would a “conspiracy theory” be considered spam? A chain mail letter might be spam. A “cult manifesto” is probably not.

I don’t think it’s too fuzzy, as long as companies don’t arbitrarily define “things we don’t like” as “spam”.

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