How to stop getting all those campaign texts once and for all
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With another election season comes patriotism, heightened tensions, an in-your-face news cycle and of course, a tirade of political text messages. CHIP IN NOW.” It seems like now, more than ever, political campaigns are using mass text message operations to ask potential voters for support, money and questionnaire answers. Filter unknown sender Nowadays, most smartphones have spam filters built into them that separate text messages sent from unknown numbers from those sent from contacts in your phone. For Android users, go into the messaging app, click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner, hit settings and then “enable spam protection.” File a complaint with the FCC Political campaign text messages are exempt from the “Do Not Call” list but they are still asked to honor the “STOP” opt-out function.
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