Scott Goodstein On Political Text Messaging
We’ve lost control of political text messaging — here’s how we can rein it in
November 14, 2024, The Hill
Anonymous text messages containing disturbing content — such as claiming Black Americans had been “selected to pick cotton” — were sent the day after Election Day, targeting recipients in more than 20 states.
Politicians must be held accountable to FCC’s new anti-spamming rules
March 23, 2023, The Hill
Do you have a friend, maybe an ex-girlfriend or an ex-boyfriend, who won’t stop texting you? Then you know how annoying and difficult it is, once they have your number, to block them.
Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda: Political Text Spam With Scott Goodstein Of Catalyst Campaigns
October 2022, Digital Politics With Karen Jagoda
Scott Goodstein is the CEO and Founder of Catalyst Campaigns and is active in the war against spam. He sets the stage with a description of the early days of mass text messaging by the Obama campaign in 2008.
An Interview With Scott Goodstein About Political Text Messaging
August 11, 2022, Vocal Media
Scott Goodstein is interviewed about text messaging within politics. Text messaging for political campaigns started during Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign.
Disinformation via text message is a problem with few answers
September 13, 2022, NBC News
The biggest election disinformation event of the 2022 midterm primaries was not an elaborate Russian troll scheme that played out on Twitter or Facebook. It was some text messages.
Campaigns may have lost their most effective — and annoying — outreach tool
July 19, 2022, Vox
Text messaging — with their markedly high “open rates” — is an especially potent form of political outreach: Since 2016, texting has become one of the most appealing ways for campaigns to engage voters or supporters, especially as so many have ditched their landlines.