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In case you thought this was just changing the behavior of the spam filter, nope, he wants it gone: > In a May meeting, Grassley told Google representatives th
by warning26 4y ago
In case you thought this was just changing the behavior of the spam filter, nope, he wants it gone:
> In a May meeting, Grassley told Google representatives that Gmail should operate like a post office and suggested that sending emails to spam was equivalent to a post office refusing to deliver the mail
This guy should not be allowed near any kind of legislation, yet here we are.
- rapjr9 4y agoSo Senator Grassley believes porn spam will free the USA's libido and he's doing his part to encourage a sexual revolution? </sarcasm> The outright alignment with criminal elements by the GOP is becoming severe. State Treasurers are punishing banks that don't promote coal despite the economics not working (since when do Treasurers get to decide which businesses win or lose?), state legislatures are making health decisions without being doctors, candidates are running on a platform of promising to alter votes, misogyny and white supremacy are being embraced. Is the FBI investigating any of this? I get the distinct impression that rule of law is breaking down.
- cato_the_elder 4y agoPolemics don't belong on HN.
- thephyber 4y agoWorth pointing out that you can actually go to the USPS and request that messages from specific senders not make it into your inbox. What should probably happen is email providers find a way to easily add sender exemptions to spam filtering on a per user basis. I believe GMail does this for senders in your contact list. This entire controversy is about GMail reducing friction for their average user, but this causes somewhat more friction for some Republican campaign supporter users who don’t know how to use GMail tools.