Prohibiting Political Email Spam Filtering and Requiring Transparency
New rules aim to ensure that emails from political campaigns, which citizens have opted to receive, are not automatically sent to spam. Email service providers will need to disclose how often such messages are filtered and why, increasing transparency and helping citizens receive important political information.
Key points
Email providers cannot automatically mark political campaign emails as spam unless the user takes action to do so.
Email companies must regularly publish reports on how many political emails were flagged as spam, broken down by party.
Political campaigns can request detailed reports on their email deliverability and receive tips to improve inbox delivery.
The Federal Trade Commission will enforce these rules, protecting citizens' rights to receive political information.
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