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FTC chair Andrew Ferguson warns Google not to filter or suppress emails sent by Republicans over Gmail (www.ftc.gov)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/36488526

Letter.

My understanding from recent reporting is that Gmail’s spam filters routinely block messages from reaching consumers when those messages come from Republican senders but fail to block similar messages sent by Democrats. Indeed, according to recent reporting, Alphabet has “been caught this summer flagging Republican fundraising emails as ‘dangerous’ spam— keeping them from hitting Gmail users’ inboxes—while leaving similar solicitations from Democrats untouched….” Likewise, commenters on the FTC’s request for information regarding Technology Platform Censorship have complained that Google is using a partisan approach in administering its spam filters. And finally, as you know, similar concerns have resulted in ongoing litigation against Google in other settings.

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[–] mikenurre@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If their staff weren't incompetent and understand SPF records, DKIM and DMARC, they wouldn't be flagged as spam. But when morons who don't understand the tech fail at using it, it's not the systems fault for identifying it as garbage. Source- me, 25 years supporting email systems.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those don’t guarantee delivery. A known spam domain or IP, among a few other things, can also result in blocks.

[–] Pumasuedeblue@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And are also the sender's problem.

[–] Anivia@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, but flagging usually happens automatically and is not always your fault

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

https://cfenollosa.com/blog/after-self-hosting-my-email-for-twenty-three-years-i-have-thrown-in-the-towel-the-oligopoly-has-won.html

Doesn't matter how competent you are, self hosting is impossible. This is one of those broken clock is right moments

[–] Anon518@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

That's not really true. If something like 1-3% of recipients mark your email as spam, they're all going to spam.