Your phone already has powerful spam protection tools—you just need to activate them. We show you how on iPhone and Android.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Starting January 1, 2026, Virginia residents will have new power to stop unwanted text messages ...

A new Virginia law gives consumers more control over calls and texts, requiring businesses to honor STOP requests for 10 ...

iOS 26 includes an anti-spam feature that can protect you from getting bombarded with text message spam on your iPhone. You just have to activate it. It’s easy. Here’s what to do to save yourself from ...

Whether it’s a constant stream of spam messages or that persistent ex who won’t take “no” for an answer, blocking text messages is something you need to learn how to do. Whether you use an iPhone or ...

FBI tells smartphones users to ‘stop’. American iPhone and Android users are being hit with a deluge of dangerous texts as organized Chinese gangs target states and cities across the country. And ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us ...

Smishing texts impersonating toll agencies have resurfaced, targeting people for money and possibly identity theft. The texts use threatening language, warning of final notices and severe penalties.