Politics & Government
How Can You Stop Unwanted Political Texts? Massachusetts Man Creates Free App To End Spam
Cyber security expert Peter Tran said people should simply reply "stop" to unsubscribe, then delete and report as junk.
October 17, 2024
BOSTON—It's election season, and people are bombarded with political text messages. WBZ-TV addressed this issue in May, but a successful business owner from Massachusetts came up with a solution he thinks could permanently solve the problem.
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How can you stop political text messages? During WBZ-TV's original story, a teenager who is too young to vote was getting harassed by political robotexts.
"They want me to vote. They want me to send money. It's a lot. They ask me for a lot," 15-year-old Madison Medina said at the time.
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