“to distribute, publish, send, or facilitate the sending of unsolicited mass email or other messages, promotions, advertising, or solicitations (or "spam").”
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This prohibition covers not only direct senders but also those who facilitate spam, broadening the scope of who can be held in violation.
Users are prohibited from using AWS infrastructure to send or enable mass unsolicited communications of any kind.
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send, post, or transmit unsolicited commercial messages or promotional content to other users, or engage in advertising or solicitation through Anker's Services, without our express prior written consent
to generate, distribute, publish, or facilitate unsolicited mass email, promotions, advertisements, or other solicitations
Send or otherwise transmit to or through the Websites and Platforms chain letters, unsolicited messages, so-called "spamming" or "phishing" messages, or messages marketing or advertising goods and services
"to distribute, publish, send, or facilitate the sending of unsolicited mass email or other messages, promotions, advertising, or solicitations (or "spam").Excerpt from Amazon's AWS Acceptable Use Policy
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This prohibition covers not only direct senders but also those who facilitate spam, broadening the scope of who can be held in violation.
Users are prohibited from using AWS infrastructure to send or enable mass unsolicited communications of any kind.
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