Spam consists of unsolicited text messages, email messages,
faxes or auto-dial calls that are sent for commercial purposes. Due
to the ease and low cost in which e-mails can be sent, e-mails are
the main focus of any discussion concerning spam. In Israel and
around the world, preventing unsolicited e-mails has gained
attention as creating serious
privacy concerns – in connection with the sending of
unsolicited e-mails as well as in connection with the manner in
which the e-mail addresses are gathered for the purpose of sending
the e-mails. In order to tackle these issues, laws against spam
were enacted across the world.
In Israel, 2016 brought the first amendment to the country's
anti-spam legislation, which created a special regulatory regime
for political propaganda and donations for non-profit
organizations.
