Messaging

This document is focused on deceptive practices to deploy Cold Email communications that mimic or appear to be one-to-one communications, but in reality are considered spam. In email marketing terms, a “Cold Email” is an unsolicited email from otherwise legitimate, identifiable senders that tries to create a business relationship, a sale, a business opportunity, or other professional benefit from a recipient who has no prior relationship, connection, or consent with the sender or business. 
 

M3AAWG submitted Comments  on October 24, 2025, in response to the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)'s Notice of Request for Information; Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence offers immense opportunities but also significant risks. Like email and mobile before it, it can boost productivity, efficiency, and security when developed and deployed responsibly. As with earlier tools, however, it can also be abused and exploited by bad actors.

M3AAWG strongly supports the thoughtful advancement of AI systems that serve the public interest and protect individuals from harm. Clear, consistent, and privacy-conscious guardrails are essential, not to micromanage innovation, but to enable it to flourish safely. When rules are transparent and aligned with operational realities, organizations can act with confidence, collaborate effectively while offering a safe harbor for best-faith efforts, and innovate faster in the fight against online abuse. 

M3AAWG vehemently supports efforts to fight Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). We recognize the devastating harm it causes and work to equip the industry with effective tools and frameworks to combat CSAM, including best common practices documents such as the M3AAWG Disposition of Child Sexual Abuse Materials BCP Revised Aug 2021. Our position is grounded in the belief that tackling CSAM requires solutions that are both operationally effective and respectful of fundamental rights, ensuring that interventions do not create new avenues for abuse or significantly deleterious side effects.

M3AAWG has submitted Public Policy Comments on the Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan.