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> 60,000 spam SMS, £120k fine > 1000 spam calls? £100k fine. Go to prison. sounds just and deserved to me, fine spammers into nonexistence > Quite the gig t

> 60,000 spam SMS, £120k fine > 1000 spam calls? £100k fine. Go to prison. sounds just and deserved to me, fine spammers into nonexistence > Quite the gig they have. Do next to nothing Maybe you are right that there are serious problems with them (electoral commission failure should have been punished), but demolishing small scale spammers is already an useful service. I would fund it if I would be able to taking decision. I would be happy to pay 1000 £ if that means that last person who spammed me goes bankrupt and to prison (for say 50 days). > a mild slap on the wrist for large businesses, and “put you out of business” for small businesses first one should be fixed if it is a problem so large spammers are also fined into nonexistence and yes, I support putting their CEO into prison for 50 days if any part of their company does spam

madaxe_again 2y ago
Agreed - my main problem with them is the asymmetry of their enforcement actions. I think the fine for the spammers I gave as an example was just and appropriate, but again and again, if you look at any large organisation, they almost always just get a reprimand, or a fine that’s just a cost of doing business - if they are investigated at all. I reported a large IT supplier who are currently embroiled in a different scandal in the U.K. many years ago, because they were playing fast and loose with medical records. No action, no investigation, nothing.
- lucianbr 2y ago
  Is there any government anywhere doing uniform fair enforcement? This problem seems to be global. And it's definitely a problem, no argument from me.