united-states texas can-spam-act-of-2003
Recourse for CAN-SPAM violation (impossible to unsubscribe)
<p>According to CAN-SPAM, it should be possible to unsubscribe from a given vendor without much issue or fuss (emphasis added for the relevant part):</p>

<p><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business</a></p>

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  <p>You can’t charge a fee, require the recipient to give you any personally identifying information beyond an email address, or make the recipient take any step other than sending a reply email or <em>visiting a single page on an Internet website as a condition for honoring an opt-out request</em>.</p>
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<p>I'm in Texas, I've tried unsubscribing from some list via their webpage, but it seems like the vendor's system isn't working properly, and I still continue receiving the emails past the 10 days.</p>

<p>Moreover, these emails come with <em>misleading and deceptive e-mail subject headers</em>, which I personally find disturbing and would classify as the real "fake news".</p>

<p>Do I have any recourse?</p>

<p>Assuming that the email has the requisite properties (is commercial advertising or promotion – not transactional or relationship) and that you submitted the request with 30 days of receipt, you can complain to the FTC, <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0038-spam" rel="nofollow noreferrer">as described here</a>. The online complain interface is <a href="https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&amp;panel1-1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. If you are an internet service provider and have been adversely affected then under <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7706" rel="nofollow noreferrer">15 USC 7706(g)</a> you may sue the offender for damages.</p>

<p>Texas has an <a href="http://law.justia.com/codes/texas/2005/bc/004.00.000046.00.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">analog of CAN-SPAM</a> (which, the Texas AG <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/spam-unsolicited-emails#laws" rel="nofollow noreferrer">points out</a>, is superseded in some sections by federal law). There doesn't currently appear to be an active mechanism for complaining to the Texas AG, but maybe it just requires a phone call.</p>
