New FCC ruling sends mobile carriers a very real message about stopping robospam texts
Carriers are now required to block messages from illegitimate numbers
Republicans sue Google for filtering campaign emails as spam
RNC argues bias in actions and algorithms
Hackers created a robocaller to waste Russian officials time and you can listen in on the calls
"If youʼre on the phone, you canʼt drop bombs or coordinate soldiers"
Microsoft testing ads for its services in the Windows 11 File Explorer
Subscriptions, subscriptions, subscriptions
Who said this: "Two years from now, (email) spam will be solved"?
A well-known tech executive dared to say this at the 2004 World Economic Forum
T-Mobile identified or blocked 21 billion scam calls in 2021, but attempts still hit an all-time high
An average of 700 calls identified or blocked every second
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What is the origin of the word "spam" in the context of email spam?
"Spontaneously Persistent Advertising Message"?
Google's automated call screening feature arrives on the Pixel 1, 2 and 3
Call Screen is no longer exclusive to the Pixel 4
Anti-robocall TRACED Act has been signed into law
Those illegally using automated calling and number spoofing face harsher penalties
AT&T will display a green check mark for 'valid' incoming calls on select Android devices
AT&T is taking steps to fight robocalls
Google Fi will soon label shady calls as 'suspected spam'
Another mobile carrier joins the fight against spam
LinkedIn has blocked 21.6 million fake accounts so far this year
LinkedIn is largely a controversy-free zone
More anti-robocall legislation is making its way to the House Energy & Commerce Committee
It's called the 'Stopping Bad Robocalls Act'
Proposed House bill cracks down on illegal robocalls with bipartisan support
Bill proposes extended rules for how FCC handles violators and carriers
Facebook removed a staggering 2.19 billion fake accounts in the first quarter
Fighting fake accounts is a full-time job for Facebook
A shady email marketing company left 800 million email address exposed online, then disappeared off the internet
The database belonged to a company that specialized in verifying the validity of email lists
Gmail is blocking an extra 100 million spam emails per day using TensorFlow
The wonders of machine learning
Verizon to offer free spam and robocall protection starting in March
The service previously cost $2.99 per month
Google's reCaptcha v3 arrives, detecting bots without using tests
Pick all the squares that show happy web users
Google is shutting down Android's Nearby Notifications due to excess spam
Say goodbye to opt-in spam
Twitter suspends bot accounts spreading pro-Saudi tweets in wake of Khashoggi disappearance
They used different strategies to avoid detection
Facebook deletes hundreds of US-based political accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior"
With the midterms just around the corner
Some Gmail users have been receiving spam from themselves
Google says it is fixing the problem