Aug 12, 2022 15:00:00

Google's proposal to `` keep election-related emails from being recognized as spam '' is approved, and is it due to the survey result that `` Gmail recognizes more emails of Republican lawmakers as spam ''

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, local time, the

Federal Election Commission , one of the independent regulatory agencies in the United States, approved Google's new proposal to prevent campaign emails from being classified as spam.

Gmail is now officially allowed to spam-proof politicians' emails - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/11/23301554/google-gmail-spam-filters-republicans-gop-trump

Gmail gets approval to move forward with plan to ruin its spam filter
https://www.androidpolice.com/gmail-political-spam/

Gmail pilot will exempt political emails from spam filter - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2022/08/11/gmail-political-emails-spam/

Google gets to flood US Gmail inboxes with political spam • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/11/google_political_spam/

In June 2022, it was reported that Google is planning a program to exclude emails sent from ``election candidates'', ``party committees'', ``election control committees'', etc. from Gmail's spam detection system. was . Google didn't need Federal Election Commission approval to proceed with this plan, but Google asked the Federal Election Commission to review the program for possible violations of existing election-related rules. Did.

And on August 11th, the Federal Election Commission confirmed and approved Google's plan as legal. In order for election officials to circumvent Gmail's spam filters, the relevant emails must be registered in the system. Emails are exempt from spam detection unless they violate Gmail's policies and are no longer automatically routed to the spam folder. Instead, users will be shown a prominent notification and will be able to choose whether to continue receiving it or filter it in the future.

Google's policy of removing election-related emails from spam filters says, ``In Gmail, fundraising measures using emails by Republicans are disproportionately recognized as spam compared to similar emails by Democrats.'' It was announced shortly after the investigation revealed that. After the results of this survey were announced, the Republicans issued a statement criticizing Google. He invited Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, to hold a private meeting at the Capitol to explain Gmail's spam filter.

The New York Times reports that political donations collected by Republican Party officials decreased by more than 12% in the second quarter (April-June) compared to the first quarter (January-March). I'm here . While donations to the Republican Party were down, donations to Democratic-affiliated groups were up more than 21%. The decline in total political donations in the second quarter is 'unusual,' he said, as small donations typically increase as the election season approaches.

This reduction in total political donations, combined with the findings that 'Gmail's spam filters are blocking more Republican emails,' has stimulated many Republican lawmakers. More than 20 Republicans, including Republican Senator John Tune, have introduced a bill to ban email service providers like Google from algorithmically sorting election-related emails in the United States. I'm here.

On the other hand, the Democratic National Committee criticized that 'Google's proposal is a boon for Republicans and an act of releasing Gmail to illegal fundraising tactics.' Also, almost all of the public comments submitted to the Federal Election Commission are critical of the spam filtering of election-related emails. Federal Election Commission Commissioner Ellen L. I am not convinced,' he said.

Google spokesperson Jose Castañeda told The Verge, ``We will continue to monitor feedback after the system rolls out to ensure the pilot program is meeting its goals.'' I am commenting.