And people are taking notice; 60% of complaints to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) concern robocalls. If you’re thinking, “Hold on, what about the Do Not Call list?” Oliver continued, you’re right: it still exists. By law, companies can’t robocall you without consent, “but that is where this gets tricky”, Oliver explained. Where the fuck am I going to find a mailbox?”Rants aside, Oliver had a much bigger point about robocalls: “It should not be entirely up to us to deal with this bullshit. Experts are also worried that Pai will tighten the legal definition of robocalls, stripping consumer protection power and likely further increasing robocalls.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2019 16:07 UTC