Continuous Spam From Trump

I continuously get spam texts from the Trump camp, and am sick to death of it.

I don't dare respond or say stop, for fear that will only incite them to spam me more.

Each time I get Trump spam I forward it to 7726 and I also hit the Report Spam button. Yet Verizon continues to allow it.

I don't think I should have to pay extra for any spam-limiting function when Verizon knows that I don't want it, that it's annoying, and that it's harassment.

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Verizon_Support

Jaimeyleigh, we understand how concerning Spam messages can be to your day. Often, Spam messages may come from different numbers and it may be difficult to stop them completely. In additional to blocking the number and attempting to reply "Stop" to the messages, you can use the below steps to report the messages as Spam.

Confirm the text message is still available on the device.
Forward the suspected Spam message to 7726

-A response message is received requesting additional info.
Respond to the shortcode message by providing the sender's MDN on the suspicious message.
If preferred, block the sender using My Verizon or through the device.
Delete the message.

-Andi

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Verizon_Support

Hello, pleasantown. Help is here as we know how it is to receive unwanted text messages. These unwanted messages can be stopped by registering your phone number with the FCC. Please see the link below to begin.

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/stop-unwanted-robocalls-and-texts

-Natasha

pleasantown

Thank you Nastasha.

Unfortunately, the Do Not Call list, which my number has been registered with and updated on for years, is only for unwanted calls, not spam texts.

pleasantown

To learn about Trump illegally gets around the laws regulating political spam texts, click on the "Political Campaign Robocalls & Robotexts" link on that page.

Verizon_Support

Thank you so much for this info, pleasantown. It is still important to update your number on the Do No Call list as it is recommended to do this every 30 days.

-Natasha

pleasantown

Sure, it's updated, but it has no effect on text spam.

So why doesn't Verizon do anything about all the Trump spam that I have reported to it dozens of times? What is the point of Verizon having users report text spam to it, if it doesn't do anything about it?

Verizon_Support

pleasantown, we know how important this is to you, and definitely want to make sure that we do everything we can. To confirm, what is the make and model of your device? Have you tried blocking the number before? I understand your concern regarding sending a "Stop" message. However, this is the most effective way to opt out of a texting campaign. You can definitely block the number, or also text "Stop" to stop receiving these messages.

~Izzy

pleasantown

I am using an iPhone 14.

As I reported in this thread, I do report each one as Spam, which I understand is supposed to also block the number. Nevertheless, I get these Trump campaign messages from a different number every time.

I have previously replied with "stop" to messages from the Trump campaign, and that does not stop them sending me more messages from other numbers, as I described.

What Verizon can and needs to do is identify the overriding source of these repeated harassing messages - the Trump campaign - and require/block them to stop sending any of them to numbers that have been repeatedly reporting/blocking them .

If reporting the spam messages to Verizon when I delete them doesn't prompt Verizon to block either the numbers they're being sent from or the sender, then what does it do?