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This provision prohibits use of AWS infrastructure including Amazon SES and EC2 for spam campaigns, and explicitly incorporates compliance with applicable anti-spam laws as an AUP obligation, creating dual enforcement exposure under both the AUP and laws such as CAN-SPAM.
The AWS AUP applies to all customers and their end users, establishing categories of prohibited conduct that, if violated, may result in service suspension or termination including without prior notice as the policy states. For businesses running production workloads on AWS, an unexpected suspension could disrupt operations, data access, and downstream services. You can review the full list of prohibited activities at https://aws.amazon.com/aup/ and audit your workloads to confirm they do not fall within any prohibited category.
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"Messaging Abuse. Sending bulk unsolicited commercial email, whether through your own server or any other server on the internet (also known as 'spam'). Sending any unsolicited commercial message for the purpose of advertising or promoting goods, services, or websites. Sending commercial messages to persons who have opted out of receiving such messages, or sending messages in violation of applicable laws.— Excerpt from Amazon's AWS Acceptable Use Policy
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This provision prohibits use of AWS infrastructure including Amazon SES and EC2 for spam campaigns, and explicitly incorporates compliance with applicable anti-spam laws as an AUP obligation, creating dual enforcement exposure under both the AUP and laws such as CAN-SPAM.
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