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The crux of domestic marketing scam text messages comes from the failure of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's domain registration system.

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The author expresses frustration with unsolicited marketing messages received via SMS, highlighting a lack of freedom to voice opinions on platforms like WeChat. They note that many citizens in Shanghai are overwhelmed by such messages and emphasize the role of domain registration in regulating spam. The author suggests that if consumers report illegal marketing messages, the domain registration system could revoke the offending domains, thus increasing the cost of such spam and effectively reducing its occurrence. They conclude by considering whether to report the issue to the relevant authorities, finding the process cumbersome.

Introduction:#

Because I often browse news on WeChat during work, but if I want to express my opinions, there is no freedom of expression on WeChat: I can only submit comments, whether they will be displayed or deleted by the public account is decided by the operators. So I simply self-censor and refrain from speaking out, or I back up a copy for myself to reflect on.

Many citizens have received them, refusing to accept is useless, do not click the link#

Today, a well-known self-media account in Shanghai published an article:

“So annoying! Dozens of messages every day!” Many citizens in Shanghai have received them, refusing to accept is useless, do not click→

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So I became interested, because in mid-2023, I suffered from about 40 unsolicited marketing text messages per number. I knew where the problem lay at that time. So I expressed some clumsy opinions. The comments were approved and displayed, but when I mentioned the relevant departments in my message to myself, it was hidden/deleted.

This is the self-censorship of self-media accounts.

Returning to the main topic, here is the main text.#

I said:

It is often said online that the responsibility for regulating and blocking inducement or scam messages lies with the operators, but experts often overlook the role of website filing in this regard.
Illegal messages usually contain URLs, and URLs typically need to be filed to receive a large number of visits.
If consumers receive such illegal marketing messages and submit complaints, our domain information filing management system can revoke the filing of the domain in the message, or even directly cancel the domain filing of the same registrant, and blacklist them, etc.
So even if hundreds of thousands of messages are successfully sent, once the domain filing is revoked, access to those links can be directly invalidated. This greatly increases the cost of illegal activities and is an effective method to curb the generation of spam messages.
Returning to the essence of domain filing, whoever registers the domain is responsible if it is misused.
@Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee @Ministry of Industry and Information Technology #OnlineFraud #PreventTelecomNetworkFraud

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Postscript#

I ponder this matter; it seems most prudent to leave it to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to resolve, but contacting them or filling out a complaint form is too troublesome.
I will contact the Consumer Protection Committee again when I have time.

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