The latest in political texting law and news: new state and federal rules, court rulings, FCC actions, and developments campaigns need to track.
In 2025 the Supreme Court ruled that courts don't have to defer to the FCC's interpretation of the TCPA. Here's what McLaughlin v. McKesson decided, why it matters, and how it makes the texting-law landscape less predictable.
The bar for 10DLC registration keeps rising as carriers and the registry tighten vetting to fight spam. Here's what stricter vetting means for campaigns and why you should register earlier and cleaner than ever.
Beyond your platform's price, carriers add their own per-message and registration fees to A2P texting, and they've been climbing. Here's what carrier fees are, why they exist, and how they affect a campaign's texting budget.
On January 24, 2025, days before it took effect, a federal appeals court struck down the FCC's one-to-one consent rule. Here's what the rule was, why the court vacated it, and what it means for texting consent going forward.
The 2024 cycle set records for political text volume and surfaced clear lessons, about saturation, compliance, and what actually works. Here's the recap and what campaigns should carry into the next cycle.
Americans received an estimated 15 billion political texts in the 2024 cycle. Here's what the record volume tells us about the channel, voter fatigue, and why compliance and targeting matter more than ever.
In 2024 Apple added RCS support to the iPhone, ending the biggest barrier to rich, verified texting. Here's why iPhone RCS support matters for political campaigns and what it unlocks over time.
In February 2024, after a fake-voice robocall impersonated a public figure, the FCC declared AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal under the TCPA. Here's what happened and why it set a marker for AI in political texting.
The rollout of 10DLC reshaped political texting, ending the era of anonymous blasting from unregistered numbers. Here's how 10DLC came about, what it changed, and why it made registration non-negotiable.