Porn Spam Illegal Despite What NBC?s Dateline Says - GoFuckYourself.com

VeriSexy · 08-13-2005, 07:36 AM

Many people are almost afraid to open their email for fear of unwanted and unsolicited pornography. Even worse, parents are worried that their children will be exposed to this moral menace. Recently NBC did an in-depth story about tracking down a porn spammer, but concluded that there wasn?t much you could do about the problem. Morality in Media President Robert Peters says that is not quite true.

?In 2003, Congress passed a ?Can Spam Act? which has a whole host of provisions in terms of what any type of spammer isn?t supposed to do. And porn spammers violate this law everyday.?

Those provisions include making it illegal for spammers to send unsolicited pornography using a computer. But Mike Johnson of the Alliance Defense Fund says one of the problems with the law is enforcement.

?The U.S. Department of Justice, as well as state and local law enforcement officials, are really giving this an effort and are making it a priority to try to clamp down on these abuses of the law.?

Johnson says if you have a problem with unwanted porn spam, simply take action.

?It takes citizens to be willing to take the initiative to not just brush it off but bring it to the attention of law enforcement, and if necessary, and when available, maybe even pursue private lawsuits.

Peters says there are many places where you can file complaints.

?And one thing everybody can do is make complaints whether it?s to the ISP or the FTC or to the U.S. Attorney or to the Justice Department, but complaints could be made.?

Both Peters and Johnson agree that citizen action is the best way to stop unwanted internet porn spam. The Federal Trade Commission and The Department of Justice should be contacted if you receive such unwanted email.

http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0037519.cfm

Adult Site Traffic · 08-13-2005, 07:38 AM

I agree, porn spam fucking sucks. It costs me money to filter all of the shit I get and it hurts the industry as a whole.
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fris · 08-13-2005, 07:39 AM

damn like family.org is a good source.

next foxnews will be a real source too

Aly · 08-13-2005, 07:48 AM

I'd like to point out that the Internext footage (including yours-truly) (at a VERY unflattering angle!) (those bastards) in the Dateline piece was shot at Internext almost two years ago. That's a mighty long time in this industry and we all know that many of those who were spamming porn are no longer able to do so due to crackdowns on spamming from most affiliate programs and so on. So... the threat and menace that the piece focuses on is now, as most of us know, rather dated.

That said... spamming's bad, m'kay....

08-13-2005, 07:36 AM	#1
VeriSexy Join The Royal Family Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 25,463	Porn Spam Illegal Despite What NBC?s Dateline Says Many people are almost afraid to open their email for fear of unwanted and unsolicited pornography. Even worse, parents are worried that their children will be exposed to this moral menace. Recently NBC did an in-depth story about tracking down a porn spammer, but concluded that there wasn?t much you could do about the problem. Morality in Media President Robert Peters says that is not quite true. ?In 2003, Congress passed a ?Can Spam Act? which has a whole host of provisions in terms of what any type of spammer isn?t supposed to do. And porn spammers violate this law everyday.? Those provisions include making it illegal for spammers to send unsolicited pornography using a computer. But Mike Johnson of the Alliance Defense Fund says one of the problems with the law is enforcement. ?The U.S. Department of Justice, as well as state and local law enforcement officials, are really giving this an effort and are making it a priority to try to clamp down on these abuses of the law.? Johnson says if you have a problem with unwanted porn spam, simply take action. ?It takes citizens to be willing to take the initiative to not just brush it off but bring it to the attention of law enforcement, and if necessary, and when available, maybe even pursue private lawsuits. Peters says there are many places where you can file complaints. ?And one thing everybody can do is make complaints whether it?s to the ISP or the FTC or to the U.S. Attorney or to the Justice Department, but complaints could be made.? Both Peters and Johnson agree that citizen action is the best way to stop unwanted internet porn spam. The Federal Trade Commission and The Department of Justice should be contacted if you receive such unwanted email. http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0037519.cfm __________________ Looking for a KICK ASS TEEN SPONSOR? Check out ROYAL CASH - THE KING OF TEEN! Incredible webmaster tools FHGs, Morphing Blog and RSS Feeds, Embedded FLV & WMV Videos. With TOP RATIO Sites like TeenStarsOnly.com - Earn $$ with our New Site & Bonus Payouts!! ATMovs.com \| iTeenVideo.com \| TeenSexMovs.com \| TeenSexMania.com

08-13-2005, 07:38 AM	#2
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08-13-2005, 07:39 AM	#3
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08-13-2005, 07:48 AM	#4
Aly President, ePufferProfits Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,881	I'd like to point out that the Internext footage (including yours-truly) (at a VERY unflattering angle!) (those bastards) in the Dateline piece was shot at Internext almost two years ago. That's a mighty long time in this industry and we all know that many of those who were spamming porn are no longer able to do so due to crackdowns on spamming from most affiliate programs and so on. So... the threat and menace that the piece focuses on is now, as most of us know, rather dated. That said... spamming's bad, m'kay.... __________________ . . Aly's ICQ: 51504163 . Aly's Email: [email protected]