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  1. never signed up for anything like this,
  2. never donated to or signed up for emails from the DNC, et al.,
  3. political texts like this come all the time, and
  4. I hesitate to reply “stop” because I don’t want them to know this is a live number (is my instinct here outdated/inapplicable?)
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[-] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 52 points 4 months ago

Got 9 in one day. If they include a name it’s never mine

[-] Korne127@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

What the fuck… how can people in the US live with something like that? And how does this not massively hurt her chances?!

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

how can people in the US live with something like that?

We've had a number of deeply corrupt individuals in charge of our federal department meant to police this sort of thing.

And how does this not massively hurt her chances?!

Even odds are that it's meant to.

[-] droans@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Most don't get that many. OP is likely targeted in the systems. My guess is that he votes often in the primaries and has shown interest elsewhere, like by signing up for communications or donating to or volunteering for campaigns.

I just checked my spam and I've received four political texts in July.

[-] militant_spider@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I’ve never received a political text in my life and I spent a year and a half working in politics in DC.

[-] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

I’d think that as well, except anything targeted at my number uses the wrong name when they include names. Sometimes male, and sometimes female; which is interesting as I’ve kept the same number for more than a couple decades.

I’m not upset about being called ‘he’, but I would ask you to continue your use of ‘OP’ instead of it. While I’m not offended, the default assumption of someone being a guy only makes it harder for women’s voices to be heard.

[-] tburkhol@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

The politicians made sure to exempt themselves from all the consumer protection, anti-fraud laws. They live in bubbles where their own political agendas are too important for limitations.

But I suspect, because my brand new phone number gets a lot of political spam, that 1) a lot of people can't live with it and change their numbers to escape or 2) a lot of it is recycled burner-phones, previously used to launder donations to fit legal donation limits. But it's given me a personal rule to never make a donation from my real phone or allow my real phone to become associated with any political process.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

Is that actually official campaign stuff?

At least some of that looks like spam designed to get "donations" that they just keep. Saw plenty of that around COVID.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Use their numbers to sign up for stuff

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago

Omg this is essentially me too. I just waited to lose my patience until this White Guys incident.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Donate to a political party.

No. Never. Not Ever.

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