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Given CAN-SPAM fines are like $50k per violation, it feels like someone's about to find out.
by marginalia_nu 4d ago
Given CAN-SPAM fines are like $50k per violation, it feels like someone's about to find out.
- eclipticplane 4d agoHuh? Citizens cannot sue for damages under CAN-SPAM, only the FTC and DOJ can.
- marginalia_nu 4d agoRegardless who is suing the cost falls on the spammer. General consensus among these agent bros seem to be that these laws don't concern them, when what they are doing is exactly the sort of things these laws are targeting. Wheels of justice may grind slowly and this is the sort of stuff that doesn't hit you 5 minutes after you start spamming, but they do still grind.
- eloisius 4d agoEarnest question: does anyone ever get fined for spam?
- marginalia_nu 3d agoYes[1]. Most people within the CAN-SPAM jurisdiction have their shit together well enough not get fined, but this does not seem to include many of the new wave of agentic spammers. Could be they're out of jurisdiction, or that they simply aren't aware or too naive and think this law isn't in effect. [1] e.g. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/permanent-injunction-and-650000-civil-penalty-imposed-experian-consumer-services-allegedly https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/permanent-injunction...