[E-trademarks] Mystery Delivery

Wed Jun 4 20:35:59 UTC 2025

You’re telling me that Comcast is blocking emails that have “dis/misinformation” or “controversial” content?

Perhaps they mean the Domain Name System Blocklists (https://spa.xfinity.com/help/postmaster?faq=avoid-blocks-ipv4)? These are a greatly-appreciated service that keeps the absolute worst of the spam in check. But if there’s an internal Comcast system that’s sniffing around like some sort of mini-PRISM it’s frustrating.

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From: E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> On Behalf Of Richard Straussman via E-trademarks
Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 2:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [E-trademarks] Mystery Delivery

Do you receive these via a Comcast account by any chance?

My personal e-mail is with Comcast, and I have experienced periodic blocking of all e-mails from one or more lists I subscribe to.  When I called their security number and complained, the tech person I spoke with told me that they are automatically blocking e-mails where (some undisclosed entity or AI)  has determined that the e-mail contains "controversial," "misleading" or "disinformation" etc.  They say it is independent of any SPAM filtering and is "to protect Comcast's reputation" which is a laugh given that most people I know place their opinion lower than whale excrement in the Marianas trench and Comcast is merely the conduit for what is being sent.
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On 6/4/2025 2:45 PM, Diane Gardner via E-trademarks wrote:
I have not received email from this list in more than a month.  After a few days of not receiving messages, I checked my spam folder…nothing there.  Then I thought that maybe I had been unsubscribed accidentally, so I re-subscribed.  Still no messages.

Messages from other lists (design, patent center, etc.) were coming in as usual. I concluded that there must be a problem with the trademark list specifically and that we would receive some kind of explanation from Carl. Nope.

Today I received a message, and it listed 321 entries, dating back to the date that I stopped receiving them – April 15. Clearly, other people have been sending and receiving messages from this list as usual.

Did anyone else experience this?

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Diane L. Gardner
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