Why can you sign up for an email list instantly but to unsubscribe it can take up to 10 days? Is there an actual technical reason or is it a sales tactic to try to make you reconsider?

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Why can you sign up for an email list instantly but to unsubscribe it can take up to 10 days? Is there an actual technical reason or is it a sales tactic to try to make you reconsider?

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I absolutely love how this post has a top thread that explains: ‘In the EU, by law, you are unsubscribed immediately’

And then 10 threads from American IT types explaining why it takes 10 days for technical reasons…