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> which, for most of the SMS services, is a strike against the spammer

Citation needed.

All the vendors we use have STOP functionality baked in as it’s the correct way to ensure we can unsubscribe folk.

Even the FCC[1] seems to agree.

[1] - https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-24A1.pdf?bcs-...

Maybe the FCC should explain this to some of the political spam culprits using hefty fines, because while those folks claim they honor "STOP" they send every campaign with a different number and the "STOP" message doesn't matter because they're clearly all meant to be "one-and-done" spam campaigns.

I wish. Political ads are exempt from the national Do Not Call list as well. Laws written to benefit the writers.

Political ads/calls are exempt?! Seriously?! Shit! I didn't know that. And that explains why I get two-dozen calls per day prior to a major election. So annoying.

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