According to a study by Pew Internet & American project users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their inboxes than before, but they are minding it less
A survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project conducted between January 13 and February 9, 2005, shows the following:
67% of email users say spam has made being online unpleasant or annoying, compared to 77% a year ago. Overall, more than half of all internet users (52%) complain that spam is a big problem.
So a decrease from 77% to 67% of users saying spam has made their online experiences unpleasant or annoying.
"This shows some level of tolerance that people are manifesting," said Deborah Fallows, a senior research fellow at Pew and the study’s author. "Maybe it’s their getting used to it. Maybe it’s like other annoying things in life - air pollution, traffic - they are just learning to live with it."
We personally constantly see an increase in spam and find it just as, if not more annoying than a year ago, especially when it’s the same people behind a large proportion of the spam.
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