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Alex Mitchell and Paul Osborne

EXPLAINED: Watchdog slugs uber with hefty spam advertising fine | Rare Historical Photos

Rideshare giant Uber has been hit with a fine for sending two million emails that breached spam laws.

The media watchdog says Uber sent all those messages on a single day in January, failing to include an unsubscribe link in emails advertising an alcohol home delivery service.

Half a million emails were sent to customers who had already unsubscribed from Uber's messaging.

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