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Re:What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications by iamacyborg on Thursday May 28, 2026 @02:09AM (#48305221)
I realise that CANSPAM as a law in the US is titled appropriately but I live in the UK where declarative opt-in is a must apart from a couple “soft” opt-in scenarios.

People. Opt. In.

Stop conflating your preferences with other people’s.

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Re:What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications by brandonwindson on Thursday May 28, 2026 @03:06AM (#48305628)
Spammers ignore both opt-in and opt-out, they do not care about UK or US law. That is where hosting provider enforcement matters.
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Re:What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications by iamacyborg on Thursday May 28, 2026 @03:51AM (#48305950)
Agreed but I don’t find the framing of labelling marketers as spammers particularly accurate or useful.
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Re:What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications by array_key_first on Friday May 29, 2026 @10:48AM (#48323786)
Ah yes, the law. Famously followed by every party, especially on the internet.

Riddle me this, if a shady company not even headquartered in the UK sends you a newsletter you didn’t willingly opt in to, what happens to them?

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