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0 pointspil0u3mo ago0 comments

This is illegal practice in the EU

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Yet rife. My complaint to a major UK provide was rebuffed with the blatently false assertion that the email promoting a website refresh was an essential service email.

duskdozer3mo ago

It's illegal in the US too as far as I'm aware. But you missed the part where they clearly stated "it's not marketing" ;)

Terr_3mo ago

The corporate version of video-uploaders writing "no copyright infringement intended", except with less an an excuse for not knowing better.

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nkrisc3mo ago

They go in the junk folder and then get marked and reported as spam.

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chrisjj3mo ago

Yet rife. My complaint to a major UK provide was rebuffed with the blatently false assertion that the email promoting a website refresh was an essential service email.

duskdozer3mo ago

It's illegal in the US too as far as I'm aware. But you missed the part where they clearly stated "it's not marketing" ;)

Terr_3mo ago

The corporate version of video-uploaders writing "no copyright infringement intended", except with less an an excuse for not knowing better.

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nkrisc3mo ago

They go in the junk folder and then get marked and reported as spam.

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