Could you get more robocalls in the future because of a supreme court ruling? KHOU 11 Staff
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Robocalls: almost everyone gets them. And nearly no one likes them.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with Facebook in a case claiming the social media platform s automated text alerts violated the 30-year-old ban on robocalls.
It has many people wondering could the decision lead to an increase in robocalls in the future.
Let’s connect the dots.
First, to understand what happened, you need to rewind to 1991. George H.W Bush was president when he signed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. At the time, most of us used dial-up internet and there were devices that are now outdated that could store and dial telephone numbers.
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Facebook in a case claiming the social media platform's automated text alerts violated the 30-year-old ban on robocalls.
Could you get more robocalls in the future because of a Supreme Court ruling?
The Supreme Court sided with Facebook in a case claiming the company s automated text alerts violated the 30-year-old ban on robocalls. Author: KHOU 11 Staff Updated: 8:22 AM EDT April 5, 2021
Robocalls: almost everyone gets them. And nearly no one likes them.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with Facebook in a case claiming the social media platform s automated text alerts violated the 30-year-old ban on robocalls.
It has many people wondering could the decision lead to an increase in robocalls in the future.
Let’s connect the dots.
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