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Emily Bender decries Whova as a spam vector for ACL 2026 conference

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Emily M. Bender expressed frustration with the Whova platform, which is being used for the ACL 2026 conference. She views Whova as another channel for spam, similar to LinkedIn, citing two instances of such spam already. AI

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Emily Bender decries Whova as a spam vector for ACL 2026 conference

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    Oh no, I've registered for a conference (#acl2026, #acl2026nlp) and now whova is live and it is yet another vector for LinkedIn-type spam.

    Oh no, I've registered for a conference (#acl2026, #acl2026nlp) and now whova is live and it is yet another vector for LinkedIn-type spam. Two exhibits so far: >>

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