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   Monty Solomon to All   
   Tired of political text messages? A new    
   21 Mar 21 21:20:12   
   
   From: monty@roscom.com   
      
   A possible crackdown by AT&T and T-Mobile is causing an uproar among   
   progressive organizers, who say the system is ripe for abuse.   
      
   By David Ingram   
      
   These days, the work of the NAACP often revolves around the text   
   message - specifically, software that lets members of the civil rights   
   group easily send large numbers of texts to other people, including   
   nonmembers.   
      
   Last year, when the coronavirus pandemic made other forms of   
   organizing difficult, the NAACP used texting software to encourage 12   
   million people to vote and many others to fill out their census forms.   
      
   https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/tired-political-text-messa   
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