cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/c/us_politics@piefed.blahaj.zone/p/1015726/fcc-considers-allowing-more-political-robocalls-before-midterms-including-those-cr
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before November’s midterm elections.
Federal law currently bans most robocalls to cellphones unless the caller gets consent beforehand. The petition calls for a waiver that would allow political groups to use artificial or prerecorded voices in unsolicited wireless calls.
The Republican-led FCC advanced the request for public comment and could rule on it as soon as late October.
Consumer advocacy groups warn the proposed change could trigger a surge of unwanted, partisan and potentially misleading automated calls in the critical final days of the election, which will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term.
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Republicans - the party led by a huge con-man - want to allow one the most "con’ of cons out there. What a surprise! 🙄
The only reason they haven’t already allowed it is fear of what the other side could do with it, even though that side isn’t quite as devious or quick to come up with ways to screw people over (not that they don’t, they’re just not a quick or good at it).