dan slimmon21h ago

There's this myth that automated spam detection is hard because spammers are all very clever masters of disguise.

No. Spammers are stupid as a shoe. They have dog shit for brains.

Automated spam detection is hard because the line between spam and "legitimate" marketing activity is a fiction.

Show threadAndrew Zonenberg17h ago
@danslimmon just block all legitimate marketing emails problem solved
Show threadShadSterling12h ago
@azonenberg @danslimmon unfortunately, there are, for example, banks who will stop sending you transaction notices if you report their spam as spam
Show thread4censord  :now: at kubecon!3h ago

@ShadSterling @azonenberg @danslimmon then you just report them to your local BaFin* and they will solve that

  • BaFin is the bank oversight ministry where I am.
Show threadShadSterling
@4censord @azonenberg @danslimmon ok, but first we would have to
1. Fix Congress so it can get anything done
2. Create the first thing ever referred to as a “ministry”
3. Make it possible to pass laws over the objections of lobbyists
4. Pass laws imposing punishments for sending spam and for cutting off useful communication in retaliation for reporting spam
5. Create an enforcement agency that actually works for the people and actually enforces those laws
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Show thread4censord  :now: at kubecon!1h ago
@ShadSterling @azonenberg @danslimmon I am very sorry for you, I hope you will figure it out.