They say that replying "STOP" will get the texts to cease. But it can often make things worse. Here's a better way to staunch ...

Simply hitting “STOP” on spam texts isn’t always effective — and definitely not profitable. This is what you can do instead.

It's easy to let your guard down and reply to a spam text that doesn't quite seem as fishy as the usual ones. Here's what ...

The lawsuit alleges that continuing to send texts after consumers opted out violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

A $10.5 million settlement calls for damages to be paid to class members who received text messages after opting out.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us ...

Despite federal crackdowns and growing public awareness, robocalls and SMS spam are becoming increasingly common in certain parts of the country. Driven by evolving scam tactics and opportunistic ...

Spam text messages have surged nationally over the last few years. There was one month last year in which 19 billion spam texts were received in just 30 days, according to the Federal Trade Commission ...

Apple’s Messages app scored a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a new ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to ...