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

Meta Platforms Inc. is working on more proactive chatbots that can send friendly yet unsolicited follow-up messages to users on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, without being prompted to do so first.

If you’re tired of unwanted sales pitches blowing up your phone, relief may finally be here. A new Texas law, Senate Bill 140, officially took effect on September 1, 2025. It’s designed to stop ...

Officials with the U.S. Postal Service are warning of an ongoing text messaging scam that could target you this holiday season. Known as “smishing,” the U.S. Postal Inspection Service says the scam ...

Cash App, a money transfer service, has agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that the company violated Washington state's anti-spam law by sending unsolicited ...

The TRAI DND app lets users block spam calls and unwanted messages easily. Here’s how the telecom regulator’s trusted tool ...

The U.S. Postal Service is alerting consumers about “smishing” scams that start with fake text messages for tracking packages. “Smishing” is a form of “phishing” where scammers use unsolicited text ...

If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam messages on iOS 26. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it would be bringing ...