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SMS Text Messages and the TCPA- Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

SMS Text Messaging and the TCPA

Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging has become a ubiquitous form of communication for people over the last decade.  Consequently, marketers and advertisers who are continuously refining their processes to more successfully connect with current and prospective consumers have gravitated to the medium in droves.  Oftentimes, however, they do so without regard for the nuanced […]

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App Provider Escapes TCPA Liability for User-Initiated Text Message Marketing

July 7, 2017 Last month, the federal district court in San Diego dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against mobile app provider Poshmark, Inc. (“Poshmark”) in connection with text message marketing delivered via the Poshmark app. How can text message marketers protect themselves from TCPA liability?

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Text Message Marketer Found in Civil Contempt of Court Order

In 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against text message marketer Phil Flora alleging that he had sent millions of deceptive text messages to consumers in violation of the FTC Act.  The FTC’s complaint alleged that Mr. Flora used a network of affiliate marketers to deliver unsolicited text messages advertising deceptive mortgage

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