4 years ago I was a Pennsylvania resident and registered voter. I have since moved to another state and have switched my voter registration. I had assumed changing my registration would be sufficient however, I am on some list of PA voters bc I get A LOT (oh my god it’s so much) of political texts and calls. It’s too late for this election and perhaps it won’t be so bad next time, and I wish they weren’t wasting their time and that my inbox weren’t so full.

  • Mayor Poopington@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    14 days ago

    These organizations trade phone lists, kind of like what telemarketers do. Sometimes the lists can be outdated. Unfortunately replying “stop” to each one is the only way that’s going to slow it down.

    • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      14 days ago

      Responding to them only confirms a person exists at your number. Flag them as spam and ignore them.

      • Mayor Poopington@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        14 days ago

        Not entirely true. A number of them are definitely spam, but there are many organizations that do text outreach and there is definitely a person at the other end. They will remove you from their lists if you reply with stop.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        edit-2
        14 days ago

        If they’re sending political messages, the number is already confirmed as matching a PA voter. Texting STOP is the way to go. If that doesn’t work, THEN mark as spam. If it gets too annoying, set up a wall of shame on Twitter. (Almost) No politician wants bad publicity.