Friction

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Unverified signups enable repeated spam

Part of the theme “Bots create unwanted signups” · 2 reports · see them all

1 source thread · first seen 2026-04

Summary

The user says senders can add email addresses without verification and repeatedly re-add them from new accounts or campaigns. They also object to companies treating consent as granted without an opt-in flow.

Affects
Email recipients

Evidence

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“Spammers seem to be able to add email addresses to Mailchimp without verification”

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