This is a prime example of the private sector working, while Republicans crying fowl without knowing or caring that they are destroying the private sector solution.
Reminder that Google's response to the Republican claims is to RTFM when sending email marketing:
> Google denied the allegations, saying the spam filtering is based on actions taken by users. "As we have repeatedly said, we simply don't filter emails based on political affiliation," Google said in a statement provided to Ars. "Gmail's spam filters reflect users' actions. We provide training and guidelines to campaigns, we recently launched an FEC-approved pilot for political senders, and we continue to work to maximize email deliverability while minimizing unwanted spam." [1]
GMail isn't biased towards/away from Republicans. The users receiving those messages are training the spam filter to dislike their messages.
Getting regulators involved in this case is increasing nanny-state actions from the party that claims to hate the nanny-state.
> GMail isn't biased towards/away from Republicans. The users receiving those messages are training the spam filter to dislike their messages.
i think this highlights an interesting dynamic we’re seeing pretty often lately, groups are trying to force their beliefs and the recipients are saying “i’m not at all interested.”
it really seems reminiscent to what i’ve read about the 60s-90s religious groups where these groups were trying to force their personal religious beliefs onto society.
these groups are now suing to use government force to force companies to force their views onto all of us.
again:
> GMail isn't biased towards/away from Republicans. The users receiving those messages are training the spam filter to dislike their messages.
This is a prime example of the private sector working, while Republicans crying fowl without knowing or caring that they are destroying the private sector solution.
Reminder that Google's response to the Republican claims is to RTFM when sending email marketing:
> Google denied the allegations, saying the spam filtering is based on actions taken by users. "As we have repeatedly said, we simply don't filter emails based on political affiliation," Google said in a statement provided to Ars. "Gmail's spam filters reflect users' actions. We provide training and guidelines to campaigns, we recently launched an FEC-approved pilot for political senders, and we continue to work to maximize email deliverability while minimizing unwanted spam." [1]
GMail isn't biased towards/away from Republicans. The users receiving those messages are training the spam filter to dislike their messages.
Getting regulators involved in this case is increasing nanny-state actions from the party that claims to hate the nanny-state.
[1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/10/republicans-sue-...