Rose56@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 5 days agoCanadians alarmed by text messages asking their vote preference. Then their postal code. Then their namewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkCanadians alarmed by text messages asking their vote preference. Then their postal code. Then their namewww.cbc.caRose56@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 5 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·5 days agoForward to 7726, then delete the message. https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/blogs/reporting-spam-text-messages-7726
minus-squareSmuuthbrane@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·5 days agoI did not know this, thanks!
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 days agoOn my Pixel with Google Messages as my default SMS, if I report a text it automatically forwards the message to 7726. Every time I report a message I get a response from 7726 saying “Thank you for reporting…” blah blah blah.
Forward to 7726, then delete the message.
https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en/blogs/reporting-spam-text-messages-7726
I did not know this, thanks!
On my Pixel with Google Messages as my default SMS, if I report a text it automatically forwards the message to 7726. Every time I report a message I get a response from 7726 saying “Thank you for reporting…” blah blah blah.