In an effort to clear the clutter from Rhode Islanders’ inboxes, U.S. Rep. James Langevin is supporting legislation that provides consumers with the option to refuse unsolicited junk e-mail, or “spam.”
The Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act establishes a consumer right to refuse spam, protects children from adult-related material and eliminates the costly, unwanted and fraudulent e-mail that is clogging networks.
“Spamming, the sending of unsolicited commercial e-mail messages, has become a significant frustration to Internet and e-mail users,” said Langevin. “Though the low cost of e-mail makes the practice attractive to businesses, recipients often find these unwanted messages to be a nuisance.”
The legislation would allow consumers to block unwanted e-mail and provide Internet service providers, who bear the costs of delivering unwanted messages, a legal cause for action to block those who dump unsolicited messages into their networks.
Further, businesses that send it would be required to respect requests from individuals wishing to be removed from the distribution list.
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