Plentyoffish Media Inc. Fined $48,000 for Alleged Violation of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law

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Plentyoffish Media Inc. Fined $48,000 for Alleged Violation of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law

By CircleID Reporter
March 26, 2015, 12:58 am PDT Views: 13,763 Add Comment

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that Plentyoffish Media Inc. has paid $48,000 as part of an undertaking for an alleged violation of Canada’s anti-spam legislation.

From the annoucement: “Acting on complaints submitted by Canadians, the CRTC’s Chief Compliance and Enforcement Officer launched an investigation. Plentyoffish Media had allegedly sent commercial emails to registered users of the Plenty of Fish online dating service with an unsubscribe mechanism that was not clearly and prominently set out, and which could not be readily performed, as required by the legislation. The emails sent by Plentyoffish Media notified users of services available through their registration to the dating site. The alleged violation occurred between July 1, 2014 and October 8, 2014.”

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