Opinion: Did he really say that?
NYC Mayor Eric Adams has used AI for robocalls in Mandarin, Yiddish, and other languages he doesn't speak IRL. NPR's Scott Simon ponders the downsides of this.
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They ran a voter suppression scheme. Now they're sentenced to register voters
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman robocalled roughly 85,000 voters across five states, falsely telling them that voting by mail would risk "giving your private information to the man."
Supreme Court Prohibits Mobile Phone Robocalls To Collect Federal Debt
Federal debt collectors were granted an exception from the general robocall ban in 2015. The high court ruled that Congress can't favor some speech over others.
Here's Why You May Start Receiving Fewer Robocalls
The FCC wants phone companies to block robocalls by default. "We think these actions will help consumers ... to get the peace and the quiet that they deserve," said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of
A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they're mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don't yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge.
FCC Wants Phone Companies To Start Blocking Robocalls By Default
"The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. "And we believe that we need to make it easier for phone companies to block these robocalls."
Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls
The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.
Chinese Robocalls Bombarding The U.S. Are Part Of An International Phone Scam
The Mandarin-language messages are part of a "parcel scam" that falsely accuses Chinese immigrants of money laundering and then extorts them.
Man Accused Of Making Millions Of Robocalls Faces Biggest-Ever FCC Fine
FCC proposed a $120 million fine for a Miami resident said to be single-handedly responsible for 97 million robocalls over a three-month period, scheming to sell "discounted" travel packages.
Why It's Hard To Put An End To Unwanted Robocalls
It's difficult for regulators to stop companies that flout the Do Not Call Registry. Robocalls can come from overseas, making them hard to regulate, and they often spoof caller IDs.