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points by ericbarrett 3 days ago | 0 comments

I have replied STOP a lot and the political texts do, in fact, stop - at least from that particular number (see my other comment for a rant about this). Of course if you do this to a scammer it is as you say.

[–] brigade 3 days ago

STOP to a 10DLC number should block further texts from that specific number at a carrier level, regardless of whether the campaign honors its 10DLC requirements. At least, until it’s recycled to a new campaign.

[–] didgetmaster 3 days ago

I wonder if 'STOP or I will vote for your opponent' might work. Then again, if that worked, you might just start receiving messages asking you to vote for their opponent instead.

[–] WesolyKubeczek 3 days ago

It's so bizarre, to get political texts via SMS. Here in Europe, I have got 0 (zero) political texts in my life.

[–] JohnMakin 3 days ago

I am not even really in a place with any close or important races and I'm getting 10+ a day, as a data point for you.

[–] JohnMakin 3 days ago

You'll just end up on another list for the next election cycle. It's marketers - no one is forcing them to respect STOP replies, and a STOP reply is just another data point.

[–] ericbarrett 3 days ago

There is in fact quite a bit of FCC regulation around texts; see e.g. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-24A1.txt

[–] JohnMakin 3 days ago

Note that regulation differs quite a bit from enforcement. People sometimes confuse the former for the latter.

[–] cogburnd02 3 days ago

N. B. In the US, you can actually report this to the FCC. Look at unwanted texts at the bottom of this page: https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/articles/1150022...

[–] ericbarrett 3 days ago

I don't fault your cynicism. There has been a lot of "looking the other way" lately.

[–] dv_dt 3 days ago

Not even the next cycle, as far as I can tell if you say stop or unsubscribe, the political spam mailing list system adds a new candidate to the ~8-10 candidates they keep you loaded with