![]() ![]() ![]() Google says there’s bipartisan enrollment in its pilot, but eligible senders are still working on meeting its special technical criteria. We don’t yet know how many politicians will participate or how bad things will get for our inboxes. You’ll only see the unsubscribe box the first time you open one of these messages - and it will only show up on the Gmail app or website, not on other popular mail apps like Apple’s Mail for iPhones. Nor do we want to be targeted with misinformation and misleading fundraising appeals. We the users don’t want to be overwhelmed by unwanted political emails, texts and robocalls. How do we fight back? Rather than give politicians special end runs to our attention, we need to find ways to make politicians more accountable for how they treat our inboxes and our data - and what they say in direct communications with us. “The politicians who write the rules have exempted themselves from a lot of the rules that could apply,” she told me. Weintraub (D) of the Federal Election Commission, who helps police America’s campaigns. “The spam finds its way into my inbox, too,” said Commissioner Ellen L. Google’s plan to help politicians spam you gives us an opportunity to rethink what’s gone awry about campaigning online. ![]() We the users don’t want to be overwhelmed by unwanted political emails, text messages and robocalls - nor do we want to be targeted with misinformation and misleading fundraising appeals. But in our inboxes and on our phones, democracy is becoming annoying - and dangerous. How technology fails us - and ideas to make it better.ĭemocracy depends on a free flow of information. ![]()
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