Email Flooding as Policy Weapon

A Danish engineer built a site that auto‑composes and sends warnings about the EU’s CSAM bill to hundreds of officials, inundating inboxes with opposition messages. This 'spam activism' lets one person create the appearance of mass participation and can stall or shape legislation. It blurs the line between grassroots lobbying and denial‑of‑service tactics against democratic channels. — If automated campaigns can overwhelm lawmakers’ signal channels, governments will need new norms and safeguards for public input without chilling legitimate civic voice.