Expect plenty of political texts through November [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS – Just over a week from the Indiana primary, you may already be getting a lot of political text messages.

The most recent data from RoboKiller shows Americans received about 15 billion political texts leading up to the midterm election in 2022.  There is every reason to believe there will be more as Hoosiers will be voting for president and governor in November.

Can you stop these campaign ads and polling solicitations from blowing up your phone? The short answer is no, not really.

Unlike marketing and sales robocalls or texts, political texts are considered protected free speech, according to the FCC, as long as the sender isn’t using “auto-dial” technology.  Even if you’re on the state and federal “Do Not Call” list, you can still get these.  You can, however, report them as “junk” and your phone’s operating system might filter them. But there’s no guarantee of that.

The biggest thing to remember is to not respond …