FTC Says Spam Calls Actually Down 50% in Recent Years - Gizmodo
1 day ago · The number of complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls in the U.S. has dropped a whopping 50% since 2021, according to the FTC’s annual report on spam calls released Friday. The federal ...
The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021
1 day ago · Recent FTC regulations targeting spam calls have reduced complaints about them by over 50 percent, the agency says. By Wes Davis , a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment.
Text service says it shut down accounts allegedly behind racist ...
Nov 8, 2024 · STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images. A text messaging service said Friday that it discovered "one or more" of its users allegedly sent out racist text messages to phone numbers across the country and that ...
Online blackmail scams are utilizing your public information ... - CBS News
Sep 4, 2024 · Scammers send out hundreds of thousands of emails from a database, combining pieces of information. Here's what to look for in the email: Urgent deadline. Awkward wording. Generic language. "It...
AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here's why
May 14, 2024 · A Jesus made of vegetables, bizarre log cabins, products that don't exist. AI-generated images are creating new forms of clickbait and causing some users to doubt what's real.
FCC issues historic $300 million fine against the largest ... - CNN
Aug 4, 2023 · The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls in recent years, with regulators imposing...
Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade …
Dec 4, 2023 · The latest post on the Google Security blog details a new upgrade to Gmail's spam filters that Google is calling "one of the largest defense upgrades in recent years." The upgrade comes in the ...
FTC, Law Enforcers Nationwide Announce Enforcement Sweep to …
Jul 18, 2023 · In a complaint filed by DOJ, the FTC says Fluent, LLC and several related corporate defendants tricked consumers into consenting to receive marketing solicitations including telemarketing calls in violation of the FTC Act, TSR, and the CAN-SPAM Act, which sets rules for commercial email. The FTC says New York City-based Fluent has operated as a ...
Feds announce nationwide crackdown on robocalls and ... - NBC News
Jul 18, 2023 · U.S. regulators on Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown to stop companies from inundating people with billions of unwanted and illegal robocalls and telemarketing calls.
FCC cracks down on spammy text messages | CNN Business
Mar 17, 2023 · The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on spammy text messages with new rules for telecom companies, citing a surge of consumer complaints in recent years tied to unwanted...