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Virgin Blue Slapped With Fine for Spamming

Posted on January 28, 2011July 3, 2025 by Dissent

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found Virgin Blue guilty of violating the country’s anti-spam laws. The agency said their investigation found that the company sent over 10,000 emails over a 2 month period to customers who had requested to be removed from their mailing list. According to the Spam Act, companies are required to honor unsubscription requests within 5 days. As a result of the violation Virgin Blue was slapped with a $110,000 fine.

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