Posts tagged TCPA.
The FCC's "revoke all" opt-out rule would treat a STOP as opting a person out of everything, and on January 6, 2026 the agency extended a waiver while it reconsiders the scope. Here's what it means, and why you should honor opt-outs regardless.
Effective January 1, 2026, Virginia SB 1339 adds consent and identification requirements for automated political outreach, and the state now requires opt-out records to be kept for years. Here's what campaigns texting Virginia need to know.
Hiring a texting vendor doesn't outsource the legal risk, campaigns can be held liable for a vendor's TCPA violations. Here's how vicarious liability works, why "the vendor did it" isn't a defense, and how to protect yourself.
Thousands of TCPA lawsuits were filed in 2025 and class-action filings climbed sharply. Here's what the litigation numbers say about the risk environment and why they raise the stakes for non-compliant campaign texting.
TCPA claims can generally be brought for years after a violation, which is why records matter so long. Here's how the statute of limitations works, why it shapes record retention, and what it means for campaign texting risk.
Prior express written consent is the strict consent standard for commercial marketing texts, and the one political campaigns are exempt from. Here's what PEWC is, how it differs from ordinary consent, and why the exemption matters.
A voter can revoke texting consent at any time, and by any reasonable method, not just by texting STOP. Here's how revocation works, why campaigns must honor it however it comes, and what that means in practice.
In a TCPA dispute, it's generally the sender who has to prove consent, not the plaintiff who has to disprove it. Here's why the burden falls on the campaign, and why that makes your records the whole ballgame.
The TCPA's strictest protections center on cell phones, which is where nearly all political texts land. Here's why the type of number matters, and why in practice campaigns should treat every number as a protected cell phone.
AI is reshaping political outreach, and regulators are responding, from banning AI-voice robocalls to scrutinizing deepfakes. Here's where AI and political texting intersect, the emerging rules, and how campaigns should use AI responsibly.
TCPA class-action settlements regularly run into the millions, and the fact patterns behind them are predictable. Here's what these settlements teach campaigns about the risks worth avoiding, and why the lessons rarely change.
Effective September 1, 2025, Texas SB 140 brought text messages under the state's telemarketing law, with a private right of action and statutory damages. Here's what changed and why any campaign texting into Texas should pay attention.