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Can We Finally Solve the Robocall Problem?
There is no easy solution here, but as long as the government has a monopoly on enforcing the law, it should at least do so effectively.
N.J. Brothers Responsible for Millions of Illegal Robocalls Fined $1.6M
The FTC's suit alleges that Environmental Safety International (ESI) hired telemarketers to initiate calls all across the U.S.
Idaho Man Fined Nearly $10M for Making Racist and Threatening Robocalls
Scott Rhodes, 51, made thousands of calls to phones in at least eight states after pre-recording vitriolic messages.
'Electoral Terror': Judge Compares Robocalls Discouraging Voting to KKK
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ordered far-right activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman to cease their campaign of "electoral terror" by making misleading robocalls while comparing the pair's tactics to those of the Ku Klux Klan on Wednesday.
GOP Senator McSally Uses Taxpayer Money for Robocall Weeks Before Election
"I will keep fighting to break the gridlock and get more relief out to Arizona," Republican Senator Martha McSally told Arizona voters in a taxpayer-funded robocall as she trailed her Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in polls.
Conservative Operatives Face Felony Charges For Robocall Scheme
Michigan prosecutors say deceptive robocalls made in heavily Democratic areas urged voters to "beware of vote by mail" while warning that those who vote in November's election could be entered into a police database of be forced into receiving "mandatory vaccines."
John Oliver Unveils Robocall Campaign Against FCC
Oliver suggested that hating robocalls might be "the only thing that everyone in America agrees on now."
Racist Robocall Targets Stacey Abrams, Oprah Winfrey
The robocall refers to Stacey Abrams a "poor man's Aunt Jemima" and a candidate that "white women can be tricked into voting for, especially the fat ones."
More Racist Robocalls in Florida Target Andrew Gillum
"These disgusting, abhorrent robocalls represent a continuation of the ugliest, most divisive campaign in Florida's history," the Gillum campaign said in a statement.
White Nationalist Robocall Cite Mollie Tibbetts' Death
The call labels her alleged killer as an "invader from Mexico," and encourages America to be "whites only."
Anti-Semitic Call Used in California Congressional Race
An anti-Semitic robocall went out to Northern California telephones.
'Robocall Kingpin' Adrian Abramovich Fights $120m Fine
Abramovich is accused of running "one of the largest illegal robocalling campaigns" ever discovered.
Attorney Generals, Phone Owners Bash Ringless Voicemail
One telemarketer is trying to create a loophole to bypass regulations on robocalls by arguing that messages don't count as a call if they don't make your phone ring.