The result has led to near-daily tussles between carriers, campaigns and the intermediaries that relay the texts, according to people involved in the interactions. By machine By human Campaigns gather lists of voter information, including cell phone numbers, from voter files, surveys and/or events. The FCC said it isn’t responsible for policing political text messages, and the FTC said it has no jurisdiction over political messages, only commercial entities. It can be difficult for consumers to discern who the senders of political texts are. A DNC official said its team that finds and combats disinformation online also monitors text messages.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2020 16:07 UTC