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Yahoo! email blocks 20k subscribers to web's top odd news

thisistrue.com — Yahoo! extends its idiot streak by blocking some 20,000+ subscribers of one of the oldest, and best run email newsletters on the net. Why? Because instead of hitting the unsubscribe button like any self-respecting web user would do, they hit the 'this is spam' button. This affects publishers and subscribers, so don't think it's not about you.

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  • fredcondo, on 08/02/2008, -0/+5RC is the antithesis of a spammer. Yahoo! has substituted mindless technology (this is spam button) for any kind of judgment. Morons.
  • MountainMan, on 08/02/2008, -0/+4It's truly sad that some yahoos using Yahoo can ruin things for others in this way.
  • evilcupcake, on 08/03/2008, -0/+3Doesn't Yahoo realize that this is the guy who WROTE the spam primer years ago? I hope a (smart) human gets involved here before they embarrass themselves further.
  • babiesonline, on 08/02/2008, -0/+3I've had similar problems in the past with yahoo and aol (aol has their "report spam" button right next to their "delete" button making it very easy to accidentally report an email as spam). It's a shame we can get a universal and affordable solution for email integrity
  • stanishjohnd, on 08/03/2008, -0/+2It's not the first time Yahoo have blocked sites maliciously. Read about Yahoo blocking legitimate job board sites.
  • kenrader, on 08/03/2008, -0/+2This is beyond ridiculous for Yahoo! to do this. Seriously, I really hope Yahoo! does the right thing here.
  • powermeup, on 08/02/2008, -0/+2exactly.
    Ironic that the guy who rails against 'zero tolerance' (the absolute core of this 'I really don't want the responsibility of thinking' regulating) gets whacked by essentially the same sort of 'well, it's not us, it's a rule' from a company with the reach of Yahoo!
    Be interesting to see how this plays out, and hope it trickles down, if/when Yahoo! decides they might want to do a little thinking before tossing the blanket.
  • jcomm, on 08/02/2008, -0/+2Amazing. And yet the board voted to keep Yang running things. Yahoo! is going down... it's just a matter of time. Sorry this had to happen to Randy...
  • ekanes, on 08/03/2008, -0/+2You'd think if enough people complain they'd review the issue. This is True is one of the oldest and highest-quality newsletters around. C'mon Yahoo - do the right thing.

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