Opt-in by default is illegal, so OP has every right to be annoyed.
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3laws@lemmy.world 2 days ago
OP created an account > didn’t signed out on emails > gets email > 😠😠😠😠
No, but seriously, this is not toxic marketing, the “users” are emotes, something very clever but that is lost on you and that’s fine; but to call it toxic… I don’t know Rick.
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
3laws@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Didn’t know that. Can you tell me who is supposed to enforce this and where is the law from?
When you accept the ToS I always understood that I was signing in for emails, just like (in my experience) 100% of other services/sites like Spotify, Proton, Bandcamp, eBay, Facebook, X, GitHub… well I’m not gonna list every single one but you get me.
Still, thank you for educating me.
sanpo@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
It’s EU’s GDPR.
Anything like a newsletter or marketing must be opt-in. And it cannot be bundled with other consent, that is they can’t refuse to provide you a service if opt-in isn’t absolutely necessary.
To be honest, not sure if any other countries have such laws.
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Why on earth are they entitled to signing me up by default for emails? Especially when they often make sure the box to opt out is as easy to overlook as possible?
You’ve got this backasswards.