They tell you that replying “STOP” will get the texts to cease. But in many cases, they’re lying. And it can often make ...

Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.

Here is how to stay safe as criminals increasingly target smartphone owners.

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles scam example. U.S. consumers lost $470 million to text-messaging scams last year, and as they become more sophisticated, more people are likely to be victims. The ...

To be clear, The Campaign Registry is not operated by a federal authority. Rather it functions entirely as a collaboration between mobile carriers, virtual phone service providers (“service providers” ...

A $10.5 million settlement calls for damages to be paid to class members who received text messages after opting out.

Document collection and production now involves more than just sending opposing counsel emails. As business communication has evolved, so has the need for producing from various and evolving streams ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The TCPA, a decades-old law governed by the Federal Communications Commission, prohibits automated text messages without prior ...

The advent of text messaging as a ubiquitous mode of communication has spurred considerable interest in its impact on language skills. Researchers have investigated whether the informal register ...

My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz” – truncated, cryptic and never quite satisfying to receive. I’ll often find myself second-guessing whether ...