In past years, I've sent money to political campaigns, but I've been getting more political spam texts. I click on "Block and Report Spam" time and time again, but the spam keeps coming. Although I feel strongly about the coming election, I haven't given any money, as I'm afraid it will encourage even more spam. Even if I don't leave my phone number, the Democrats clearly know my phone number, and I'm afraid of receiving more spam than I'm already getting. How about you? Have any of you stopped political donations for fear of getting more spam? I've never once donated money in response to texts, so I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why campaigns feel it's smart to spam me, when all I do is click "Block and Report Spam"...

I'm not worried about span since it's easy to hit delete button and clean deleted and junk folders. Was smart enough from the start not to give e-amil address to everybody and his sister so can't say spam is big issue for me. When get unsolicited calls, I just hang out without saying the word as that's best like of defence - they are smoother talker than most of us.

3 hours ago, vinapu said:

I'm not worried about span since it's easy to hit delete button and clean deleted and junk folders.

For span I recommend C-SPAN. Not sure about the mystery meat I occasionally found in my lunchbox sandwiches, though. 😜

4 hours ago, NormandyCoast said:

For span I recommend C-SPAN.

if only

6 hours ago, NormandyCoast said:

For span I recommend C-SPAN. Not sure about the mystery meat I occasionally found in my lunchbox sandwiches, though. 😜

Monty Python, "Spam, Spam, Spam etc".

@unicorn How about you? Have any of you stopped political donations for fear of getting more spam?

Guilty. I made several donations during the primary season in the USA via e-Mail. Big mistake. I'm receiving 10-15 solicitations from other candidates, daily. Only a half-dozen mobile text messages. I've stopped donating. In the future I'll return to contributing by check, U.S. Mail. Lesson learned.

23 hours ago, unicorn said:

In past years, I've sent money to political campaigns, but I've been getting more political spam texts. I click on "Block and Report Spam" time and time again, but the spam keeps coming. Although I feel strongly about the coming election, I haven't given any money, as I'm afraid it will encourage even more spam. Even if I don't leave my phone number, the Democrats clearly know my phone number, and I'm afraid of receiving more spam than I'm already getting. How about you? Have any of you stopped political donations for fear of getting more spam? I've never once donated money in response to texts, so I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why campaigns feel it's smart to spam me, when all I do is click "Block and Report Spam"...

I get spam texts and calls. They never leave a VM. I block each of them. But yeah, they keep coming. I haven't donated anything lately, but I have earlier in the campaigns.