A push to get more protection from robotexts.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody among a group of 51 attorney generals supporting an FCC proposal that aims to help cut down the intrusive messages by requiring mobile-wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, as well as numbers on a Do Not Originate list.
In a statement Moody says, Illegal robotexts are on the rise, with many consumers receiving unwanted messages that may contain malicious links. Just like spam calls, spam texts are irritating and can result in victims losing millions of dollars through phishing texts, imposter scams and links containing ransomware.