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Google Calls On Gmail Users To Report Spam

Thomas Claburn writes on InformationWeek:

The SEC on Thursday suspended stock trading for 35 companies touted in alleged spam scams. Applauding the move, Google is urging its users to strike their own blow against spammers.

In a blog post today, Google anti-spam engineer Brad Taylor calls upon Gmail users to use the service's "Report Spam" button "early and often."

"That isn't just there to get the spammy message into the spam folder," says Taylor. "It sends valuable information back to the spam team that helps us flag messages and senders so we can keep future messages out of your and millions of other inboxes."

posted by Fergie @ 3/08/2007 06:18:00 PM