Tired of political texts? Here's how to stop getting them – NBC 7 San Diego

Tired of political texts? Here’s how to stop getting them  NBC 7 San Diego

Here's a step-by-step guide to stop getting political texts There are many reasons to vote early, but one big motivator may be to put an end to the bombardment of political campaign texts and phone calls. Casting your ballot is the easiest way to halt those calls, but if you haven't yet voted, there are still steps you can take to limit the amount of incoming texts and calls during election season. Here's how. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7. Leading up to any election, many people are by now familiar with political campaign texts and calls. Believe it or not, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act contains rules callers must follow when making campaign calls or sending texts, according to the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC lists the following rules on political campaign robocalls and robotexts: As you can see, many political texts and calls require your consent. The FCC says that you can revoke your consent at any time in any reasonable manner by replying "STOP" to a text or asking not be called again in a voice call. You can also try reporting the sender by forwarding the texts to 7726 (or "SPAM"), the FCC states. Think you've received a political robocall or text that is against the FCC's rules? File