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singron on Oct 18, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Email marketing regulations around the world

I was reading CAN-SPAM and I came across the definition of "electronic mail message" in 15 USC § 7702(6)

> The term “electronic mail message” means a message sent to a unique electronic mail address.

Note that it doesn't specify anything about SMTP or any specific email protocols besides the address. I wonder if messaging systems that use email addresses as identifiers might unintentionally be subject? E.g. Ads shown through Facebook custom audiences with email address lists.

driverdan on Oct 18, 2019 | [–]

I'd love to see someone bring a case asserting push notifications are electronic mail messages under CAN-SPAM.

eli on Oct 18, 2019 | [–]

Seems like a stretch. A Facebook web ad isn't sent "to" an email address.

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