Here’s what experts have to say about efforts to curb these annoying calls. And don’t even get us started on spam texts.
Maybe the call came from your home area code. Maybe your phone blocked it, and you only saw it pop up as a voicemail. Or, maybe in a strange twist, it showed up as your own phone number, as if you were calling yourself.
on spam robocalls for the National Consumer Law Center, rely on industry estimates to grasp the scope of the issue., which provides estimates based on the volume of robocalls its customers receive. In August, the index placed the number of robocalls at a year high, up to nearly 4.5 million for the month; September saw a drop down to an average of 4.2 million.
“In the past, the phone companies didn’t take on any responsibility for the calls that went over their networks,” Frankel said.TRACED Act
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Everything You Need To Know About Indigenous Peoples' DayWhy Indigenous Peoples' Day Replaced Columbus Day
Read more »
Why I Use YouTube as a LinkedIn Replacement | HackerNoonFor those lucky few who have not heard of recruiter spam, it is the torrential flow of DMs called “InMail” that recruiters send to nearly anyone. - linkedin youtube
Read more »
Bob Costas to call Guardians-Yankees series on TBSIt’s the first time since 2000 that the legendary announcer is calling an entire series.
Read more »
'The View' host Sunny Hostin fumes over being called racist on social mediaSunny Hostin said Monday that she is called 'racist' everyday on social media for calling out 'racism' and added that it's being used as a 'political wedge issue.'
Read more »