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Pizza Hut fined A$2.5m for sending 10 million spam messages

A pizza is ready for a delivery at a Pizza Hut store
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The company sent out millions of emails and text messages without consent or the option to unsubscribe.

Pizza Pan Group Pty Ltd in Australia has been fined A$2,502,500 ($1,670,531) by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for sending more than 10 million marketing messages without consent during a four-month period – violating the Spam Act 2003.

Between January to May 2023, Pizza Hut sent out 5,941,109 texts and emails to customers

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