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Internet Governance Glossary

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4.33 Spamming / Electronic spamming

Internet misuse using of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages (spam or junk), especially advertising indiscriminately.
 

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Spamming is the chosen method of many cases of Internet misuse that infect machines with viruses. If the introduction of a virus results in data corruption, the spammer can be prosecuted.