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Re:Why is it so hard to give Google money? by richiebful1 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @01:24PM (#32241146)
Isn't sending porn to minors already illegal? That should definitely be illegal, but I don't see why all spam needs to be criminalized to the level of cyberterrorism.

Scams are already illegal under anti-fraud laws.

Why should spam that isn't already criminalized (fraud/illegal porn distribution) be treated as a significant crime?

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Re:Why is it so hard to give Google money? by akimball on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @08:59PM (#32245845)
Take 1 life, go to jail. Take .00001% of 100 million lives, go to jail. Seems logical & fair & socially constructive to me, like justice should.
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Re:Why is it so hard to give Google money? by encryptluks2 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:42PM (#32242187)
Because the only way to stop it would be at a federal level. If it originates on domestic soil and is traceable, then it could be a states issue with civil punishment, but most spam comes from overseas and the most effective solution would be to treat it as a serious foreign affairs issues and start heavily sanctioning countries that can't get it under control.
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