Mastodawn

The FCC is Cracking Down on Robocallers & Banning Some Phone Companies from the U.S. Communications Network

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/the-fcc-is-cracking-down-on-robocallers-banning-some-phone-companies-from-the-u-s-communications-network/

Techdirt Dec 29

Brendan Carr Says Destroying Consumer Protection, Media Consolidation Rules, And Corporate Oversight Will Be Great For Everyone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/29/brendan-carr-says-destroying-consumer-protection-media-consolidation-rules-and-corporate-oversight-will-be-great-for-everyone/

Brendan Carr Says Destroying Consumer Protection, Media Consolidation Rules, And Corporate Oversight Will Be Great For Everyone

Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr was recently hauled before Congress to discuss his numerous, often illegal abuses of FCC authority. The hearing mostly fixated on Carr’s failed, clumsy attempt to …

Techdirt

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Dec 3

#MAGA #robocallers sentenced for #intimidating #Michigan #voters

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/maga-robo-callers-sentenced-for-intimidating-michigan-voters/

MAGA robo-callers sentenced for intimidating Michigan voters • Ohio Capital Journal

Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, two out-of-state conservative activists who pleaded no contest to orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote of Black residents in Detroit, Michigan were sentenced to one year of probation on Monday.

Ohio Capital Journal

| Cord Cutters News Dec 2

The FCC Moves to Stop Robocall Scammers Impersonating Walmart

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/the-fcc-moves-to-stop-robocall-scammers-impersonating-walmart/

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Kevin Karhan

Nov 12

@miranda_blue I just report any #RoboCallers to my local #Telco #regulator ( @BNetzA ) as #UnsolicitedCalls by businesses without explicit consent beforehand are not legal and reported numbers get terminated like #Phishing and #Scam-#SMS within minutes of reporting.

Also auto-rejecting CLIR numbers helps…

PrivacyDigest Apr 15, 2025

ISPs and #robocallers love the #FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible
#privacy #security #surveillance #isp

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/isps-and-robocallers-love-the-fcc-plan-to-delete-as-many-rules-as-possible/

ISPs and robocallers love the FCC plan to “delete” as many rules as possible

FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” docket is filled with requests to eliminate rules.

Ars Technica

Lowyat.NET Feb 8, 2025

Robocallers Impersonating The US FCC Calls Actual Government Body By Mistake #cybercrime #fcc #robocallers #usfcc

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/342245/robocallers-impersonating-the-us-fcc-calls-actual-government-body-by-mistake/

PrivacyDigest Feb 5, 2025

#Robocallers posing as #FCC staff blocked after #robocalling real FCC staff
#scam #robocall

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/robocallers-posing-as-fcc-staff-blocked-after-robocalling-real-fcc-staff/

Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff

You can ignore robocalls from FCC “Fraud Prevention Team,” which doesn’t exist.

Ars Technica

Stefan Bohacek Feb 5, 2025

"Robocallers posing as employees of the Federal Communications Commission made the mistake of trying to scam real employees of the FCC, the FCC announced yesterday."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/robocallers-posing-as-fcc-staff-blocked-after-robocalling-real-fcc-staff/

#news #entertaining #FCC #robocallers #spam

Robocallers posing as FCC staff blocked after robocalling real FCC staff

You can ignore robocalls from FCC “Fraud Prevention Team,” which doesn’t exist.

Ars Technica

Steve Dustcircle 🌹Aug 13, 2024

The #FCC proposes requiring #robocallers to disclose when they’re using #AI

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/10/24217435/fcc-ai-robocall-disclosure-proposed-rules-artificial-intelligence-hearing-speech-disability-exempt

The FCC proposes requiring robocallers to disclose when they’re using AI

The FCC would require robocallers to say if they’re using AI for calls and texts, but would exempt calls made using assistive tech for hearing and speech impairment.

The Verge