>Never interact with spam. Unsubscribing just tells spammers that your email address is actively being checked, and that you're the kind of person who clicks on

>Never interact with spam. Unsubscribing just tells spammers that your email address is actively being checked, and that you're the kind of person who clicks on links found in unsolicited messages. It can even end up getting you more spam (as you've noticed), and what looks like an innocent unsubscribe link can actually take you to a malicious website instead. Yet there are people here on HN telling us that we have some kind of responsibility to watch ads, not block them, and support the kind of people who do this slimy, evil, unethical bullshit.