You have likely noticed more political texts coming to your phone over the last few years.
In September 2020, nearly 3 billion texts were sent to Americans according to the “Robo Killer” app, which tracks national robocalls and message data.But some people in our area are getting texts about state and local races and referendums.Robo-texts are considered illegal if the sender uses an auto-dialing technology.
If you’re wondering how nonprofits and campaigns get your number, every state allows them to access data for political purposes.The simplest way is to reply “STOP” or “UNSUBSCRIBE.”Just go to settings, tap Messages and turn on “Filter Unknown Senders.”Android users can do something similar by selecting “Enable Spam protection” under their Message settings.Just go to
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