Marketing via telephone

The plan does not address telephone sales or blacklists, but states that everyone has the right to a broad private sphere and that the large companies' intrusions into ever more arenas must be stopped. A register where the person who wants to be contacted actively registers themselves shifts the burden of proof to companies and protects the private sphere. The conclusion is derived from that principle.

• protection of the private sphereweak support»Alla människor har rätt till en bred privat sfär« (party programme ↗)“All people have the right to a broad private sphere”
• limit commercial intrusiondecisive»att de stora företagen och deras intressen tar sig in på allt fler arenor.« (party programme ↗)“that large companies and their interests enter ever more arenas.”
• break market power»Marknadsmakten har ett starkt grepp om Internet, tv och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“Market power has a strong grip on the Internet, TV and culture.”

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The plan does not address telephone sales, but the party programme makes it society's absolute duty to protect personal integrity and warns about how commercial actors map individuals' habits. A register to which those who want to be contacted register themselves follows that principle better than a blocking register that places the burden on the individual. The derivation is principled, hence low confidence.

• protection for personal integritydecisive»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity”
• commercial mapping»kommersiella och andra aktörer använder tekniken för att kartlägga den enskildes intressen« (party programme ↗)“commercial and other actors use technology to map the individual's interests”
• limit to commercialisation»längtan efter gemenskap och uppskattning görs till föremål för en hård kommersiell« (party programme ↗)“longing for community and appreciation is made the subject of harsh commercial”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to limit the spread of advertising and give consumers strong protection so they can make free and informed choices. It also states that the right to privacy and personal integrity is threatened by commercial actors. A register where one actively registers to be contacted, instead of an opt-out register one must unsubscribe from, follows directly from that line.

• limit the spread of advertisingdecisive»Vi vill begränsa reklamens utbredning, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“We want to limit the spread of advertising, especially among children and youth.”
• strong consumer protection»Vi vill ha ett starkt skydd för konsumenterna genom god konsumentvägledning, tydlig märkning av varor och tjänster och en relevant konsumentutbildning i skolan.« (party programme ↗)“We want strong protection for consumers through good consumer guidance, clear labeling of goods and services and relevant consumer education in schools.”
• privacy against commercial actors»I dag är den rätten hotad av både statliga och kommersiella aktörer.« (party programme ↗)“Today that right is threatened by both state and commercial actors.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address telephone sales, but its core economic policy commitment is to clear away regulatory red tape and guard a market economy free from planned economy directives. Reversing the order so that telephone marketing requires actively registered recipients would be a far-reaching intrusion on companies' sales. The plan's strong privacy protection points in the opposite direction, but it is not formulated as a requirement for a reversed register.

• reduced regulatory confusiondecisive»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clear away regulatory red tape for entrepreneurs, large and small.”
• protection for personal integrity»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal integrity is a cornerstone of every democracy.”

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The plan wants to strengthen the individual's influence over the contracts entered into in everyday life through improved consumer and contract legislation, which is precisely what a consent-based register for telephone sales entails. The commitments on strengthened integrity protection and on the individual's control of their personal data point in the same direction. The plan does not take a position on the register's construction, so the conclusion is derived.

• strengthened consumer powerdecisive»Den enskildes inflytande över de avtal som ingås i vardagen behöver stärkas genom förbättrad konsument- och avtalslagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“The individual's influence over the contracts entered into in everyday life needs to be strengthened through improved consumer and contract legislation.”
• strengthened integrity protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of the individual's integrity shall be strengthened.”
• control over personal data»Den enskilde ska ha vidsträckta möjligheter att få insyn i hur de egna personuppgifterna hanteras av privata företag.« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall have broad opportunities to gain insight into how their own personal data is handled by private enterprises.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme establishes that aggressive marketing methods shall be countered and that market economy presupposes active and well-informed consumers with effective legal rules. A register where anyone who wants to be contacted registers themselves gives the individual control over their protected sphere instead of placing the burden of proof on those who want to avoid calls. The plan does not specifically address telephone sales, so the conclusion is based on derivation.

• counter aggressive marketingdecisive»aggressiva marknadsföringsmetoder ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“aggressive marketing methods shall be countered.”
• effective ground rules for consumers»En fungerande marknadsekonomi kräver aktiva och välinformerade konsumenter samt effektiva rättsliga spelregler.« (party programme ↗)“A functioning market economy requires active and well-informed consumers and effective legal ground rules.”
• protection for protected sphere»Intrång i den fredade sfär som varje person bör vara garanterad innebär att den personliga integriteten kränks.« (party programme ↗)“Intrusion into the protected sphere that every person should be guaranteed entails that personal integrity is violated.”
• strong consumer interests»Fria och självständiga konsumentorganisationer ska uppmuntras.« (party programme ↗)“Free and independent consumer organizations shall be encouraged.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about telephone sales or exclusion registers. The closest principle is that the regulatory burden on businesses should decrease sharply and that a large state weakens society. Reversing the order and requiring active consent in a new register would in practice ban the entire sales channel, which the plan's line does not support.

• reduced red tapedecisive»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of red tape”
• bureaucracy hampers business»Men höga skatter, krångliga tillståndsprocesser och byråkrati sätter käppar i hjulet för innovation och tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But high taxes, complicated licensing processes, and bureaucracy hamper innovation and growth.”
• limited state»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”

The plan does not address telephone sales or blocking registers. The closest principle is that unnecessary rules where the cost to businesses does not correspond to the benefit shall be removed and that regulatory burden shall be eased; an inverted register where the customer must actively register to be contacted would be a far-reaching intervention in an entire industry. The position is therefore taken with low confidence.

• unnecessary rules removeddecisive»För att få fler och växande företag är det viktigt att ta bort onödiga regler där kostnaderna för företagen inte motsvarar nyttan för samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To get more and growing businesses, it is important to remove unnecessary rules where the costs to businesses do not correspond to the benefit to society.”
• regulatory simplification for businesses»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for regulatory simplification and relieve small businesses' administrative burden”
• lower regulatory burden»Byråkrati, regelbörda, skatter och administrativa kostnader riskerar att ta fokus från kärnverksamheten och ta udden av en entreprenörs drivkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Bureaucracy, regulatory burden, taxes and administrative costs risk taking focus from core business and dulling an entrepreneur's drive.”