Robotexts are flooding our phones, and the FCC is looking at ways to stop them

"The Federal Communications Commission will soon look at a proposal to block robotexts, the agency announced Monday.

Many consumers have become familiar with scam messages by text, such as those claiming to be from a wireless carrier promoting false prizes or reimbursement.

The commission said it saw about 14,000 consumer complaints in 2020 about unwanted text messages, an increase of nearly146% rom the prior year. The agency has already received more than 9,800 consumer complaints about the unwanted texts this year."