Back and forth ensued and finally, this is what the White House states, “”We are implementing measures to make subscribing to e-mails clearer, including preventing advocacy organizations from signing people up to our lists without their permission when they deliver petition signatures and other messages on individuals’ behalf,”.

So basically they are blaming advocacy groups for putting people on the White House list. The President probably hasn’t heard the term “opt-in confirmation” before, but Fat Atom sure could help them.