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Real talk: Here's the way OUT of those spammy fundraising emails [1]

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Date: 2023-07-24

I've written previously about this topic here ... but wanted to do a follow-up diary, as there's new confirmation of a way out of the deluge, that I think we all should take advantage of.

And while the pro-spam argument previously has been "well, at least it works and helps us elect Democrats!" ... there are some pretty clear signs that the chickens are coming home to roost and donors are burned out . When you continually strip-mine an ecosystem, don't expect your harvests for the next few years -- if ever -- to be very good.

What can we as activists & donors do about the situation?

First, simply clicking unsubscribe is a waste of your time. If you never subscribed in the first place, why do you think they're going to respect an unsubscribe request? Your email has already been sold to multiple other campaigns.

The ONLY (current) solution to stop the deluge of spammy and scammy fundraising emails that you never signed up for ... is to repeatedly click spam (or "junk") on them.

When you click spam on messages you never asked to receive, it sends three very important signals:

a) to your mailbox provider (MBP - i.e. Gmail), that an email sender added you to a mailing list without your permission...letting the MBP know that maybe the rest of that sender's emails belong in the junk box too.

b) to the company (such as EveryAction/NGP-VAN) hosting that sender, that the sender is violating the company's terms of service and has uploaded a list of unpermissioned emails ... letting these companies know that maybe they should be a little stricter in enforcing their rules around uploads.

c) to the sender, that you DON'T consent to the widespread selling/renting/trading of your email address ... letting them know that you're going to be a pain in the neck, and they should probably stop selling your address around.

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