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Should political robocalls and texts be banned?

Discussion (6)

JE_ThomasVoice #8Oct 27, 4:09 AM

You can block robot-calls from commercial interests but not from political candidates? Why not? I get gimme requests from candidates as far away as Texas, Maine, and Ohio. I don't live in those states. Block 'em!

Dense1Voice #5Oct 26, 5:05 PM

Hard to imagine a way to stop this in a world based on advertising

dagmanVoice #1Oct 26, 3:14 PM

Getting a flurry of political texts now. Looking forward to Nov 4 when spam texts will subside, I'm sure.

ScaramoucheVoice #9Oct 27, 9:40 PM

Surely you jest; that's when they'll start talking about 2028!

dagmanVoice #1Oct 28, 12:34 AM↩ replying to Scaramouche

One can hope for at least a short reprieve. I suspect you're right, though.

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 26, 11:24 AM

If you're voting opt-in only, how do you enforce that on a burner SIM and a robodialer in another country?

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