At the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, the mood on campus around the presidential election was "definitely somber," said Samantha Greene, the president of the school's Black Student ...

Spam texts have quietly become one of the most effective tools for scammers, blurring the line between annoying marketing and ...

In the hours after President Trump won a second term last year, Americans nationwide started receiving hate-filled text messages taking aim at their race, gender, sexuality or religion. Investigators ...

House Bill 4960 would make mass-text campaigns — those sent to multiple recipients in support or opposition of a candidate, party, public official or measure — a form of political advertising. iSTOCK ...

People use text messaging to directly harass, stalk or issue threats. Victims of the recent hateful mass-text campaign ranged from descendants of slaves in North Carolina, to middle and high schoolers ...

Companies like Google Voice and Text Now help customers sign up for free or low-cost digital phone numbers, while mass-texting companies, known as campaign service providers, help clients register ...