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Have You Been a Text Spam Victim?
That text message you received that ended up being a telemarketing ploy might end up in a class action lawsuit. Advertisers are using text messages as a way of getting their messages out to consumers. The problem with that is that this “text spamming” violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and a class action lawsuit filed this month in Oakland wants to put a stop to it.
A report at paidcontent.org says that text spamming has a short but infamous history. The Timberland shoe company agreed to pay $150.00 to each person who received an unsolicited text message from the company. The Simon & Schuster publishing house paid $175.00 to each person who received a text advertisement about a Stephen King book.
A majority of cell phone users do not have unlimited texting plans for their cell phones. The unsolicited texts force consumers to pay for a nuisance text message. The marketing firm at the center of the lawsuit filed in Oakland is PHD. The class action complaint says the court should fine the firm $5 million for violating the TCPA.
Is text spamming another form of advertising that is here to stay? Or do you think class action lawsuits can put an end to it?
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