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Twitter keeps sending texts to recycled phone numbers, lawsuit says |
June 21, 2014
Promotional texts and other messages from Twitter are fine if you consent to them, but some are going out to old phone numbers that have been around the block, according to a new lawsuit.A Massachusetts woman alleges that the social network is sending unsolicited texts via SMS (Short Message Service) to recycled phone numbers. People who have never used Twitter or have not opted into receiving texts from the company are getting messages just because their number was previously used by someone who may have consented. She wants to turn her lawsuit into a class action for other consumers like her.Around the time that Beverly Nunes, of Taunton, Massachusetts, got a new phone last November, she started getting promotional texts several times per day from “40404,” a Twitter SMS short code, according to the complaint. “There’s a new Swagcode out!” one message read, referring to virtual currency that could be redeemed for retail items or gift cards.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2366400/twitter-keeps-sending-texts-to-recycled-phone-numbers-lawsuit-says.html#tk.rss_all
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