Don Jr. robocall urges supporters to vote by mail - POLITICO

The president's son made the appeals as his father continues to rail against widespread mail-in voting.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/26/donald-trump-jr-vote-mail-robocall-402503

Trump’s taxes, birth control and ‘faithless electors’ headline Supreme Court’s historic phone arguments | PBS NewsHour

During historic telephonic arguments this week and next, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up major challenges involving access to President Donald Trump’s financial records, birth control health insurance, “faithless electors” in presidential elections and the constitutionality of the federal ban on robocalls, among others.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-taxes-birth-control-and-faithless-electors-headline-supreme-courts-historic-phone-arguments

House passes anti-robocall bill - The Hill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an anti-robocall bill by an almost unanimous vote.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/472993-house-passes-anti-robocall-bill

Suspicious robocalls pitching health insurance surged in October. Now, the feds are scrambling to act - The Washington Post

A suspicious campaign bombarded Americans with what may be 288 million insurance-related robocalls in October alone, illustrating the country's continued struggles to stop a digital scourge occurring in plain sight.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/19/suspicious-robocalls-pitching-health-insurance-surged-october-now-feds-are-scrambling-act/

House passes bill to block robocalls - CNET

The bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act​ requires calls to be verified and allows the FCC to take action against spam callers.
https://www.cnet.com/news/house-passes-bill-to-block-robocalls/#ftag=CAD-09-10aai5b

AT&T Is Enabling Its Robocall Blocking Tech by Default - Gizmodo

Robocalls are annoying as hell, and thanks to new techniques like caller ID spoofing that makes phone spam appear like it’s coming from a legitimate number, the problem is only getting worse. Thankfully, following a recent FCC decision that allows carriers to implement robocall blocking tech automatically, AT&T just announced that it would enable its Call Protect service for millions of users..

https://apple.news/At6a55F3gTkegq8v9hjcxog

iOS 13: How to automatically silence unknown and spam calls on iPhone - 9to5Mac

Spam and other unwanted calls have become a real nuisance over the past few years. Luckily, Apple is bringing a new feature to iOS 13 that allows users to automatically silence unknown and spam calls on iPhone. Read on for how this smart feature works and how to enable it in iOS 13.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/06/14/silence-unknown-spam-calls-iphone/

Robocalls can now get blocked by your carrier by default - The Verge

The FCC voted to give cell providers explicit permission to stop the madness
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/6/18655334/robocalls-blocked-default-carrier-providers-fcc-ajit-pai

FCC set to let phone companies block more robocalls - Reuters

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday proposed allowing phone companies to block unwanted "robocalls" by default in a bid to reduce the flood of nuisance calls from telemarketers and scammers...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-robocalls/fcc-set-to-let-phone-companies-block-more-robocalls-idUSKCN1SL1CC

The 'Nuclear Option' -- Block Robocalls, Spam Calls On iPhone, Android When Apps Don't Work - Forbes

There's basically two ways to stop robocalls. One works some of the time, the other, all the time.....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2019/05/12/how-to-block-and-stop-robocalls-on-iphone-android-summer-2019-apps-vs-nuclear-option/#552796fa6de2

Get calls from numbers that look like yours? They’re illegal, and Congress is taking aim - The Washington Post

The ever-worsening scourge of robo-calls is receiving renewed attention on Capitol Hill, where top Democrats and Republicans this week are set to take an early step toward cracking down against scammers that prey on consumers' phones.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/02/robo-callers-rang-americans-phones-billion-times-last-year-now-congress-is-taking-aim/

FTC Crackdown Stops Operations Responsible for Billions of Illegal Robocalls | Federal Trade Commission

Four separate operations responsible for bombarding consumers nationwide with billions of unwanted and illegal robocalls pitching auto warranties, debt-relief services, home security systems, fake charities, and Google search results services have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the FTC Act and the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), including its Do Not Call (DNC) provisions...
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/03/ftc-crackdown-stops-operations-responsible-billions-illegal

What you can do right now to stop robocalls - CNN

Billions of robocalls are vexing Americans — and it's not slowing down. Blocking apps and spam filters are far from perfect, and telecom companies are hopeful new call tracing technology will improve their efforts.....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/29/tech/how-to-stop-robocalls/index.html

Robocalls: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Robocalls are a growing problem. If only we could make the FCC care a little bit more about fixing it...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/FO0iG_P0P6M

The iPhone app that stops those horrible spam calls just got a great new feature - BGR

Earlier this month, we told you about an app that sadly has become a must-have for pretty much anyone with a cell phone. The issue of spam calls is a problem that continues to get worse and worse, and it seems like nothing you do has an impact. ....
https://bgr.com/2019/01/22/free-iphone-app-stops-spam-calls-update-released/

U.S. regulator demands companies take action to halt 'robocalls' | Reuters

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday wrote the chief executives of major telephone service providers and other companies, demanding they launch a system no later than 2019 to combat billions of “robocalls” and other nuisance calls received monthly by American consumers.....
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wireless-fcc/u-s-regulator-demands-companies-take-action-to-halt-robocalls-idUSKCN1NA2KH?il=0

Neo-Nazi Robocall Impersonates Mollie Tibbetts to Call for Genocide - The Daily Beast

Defying the wishes of her family, someone is calling Iowans and using a college student's murder against immigrants.....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazi-robocall-impersonates-mollie-tibbetts-to-call-for-genocide

With ‘appalling’ robocall, racism again invades Fla. governor’s race - The Washington Post

"Well hello there" the call begins as the sounds of drums and monkeys can be heard in the background "I is Andrew Gillum." ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/01/an-appalling-robocall-racism-invades-floridas-governors-race-second-time-this-week/

Robo-calls are getting worse. And some big businesses soon could start calling you even more - The Washington Post

Robocalls ravaged Americans' smartphones in record numbers last month. But some of the nation's top businesses are still urging the Trump administration to make it easier for them to dial and text mobile devices en masse. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/12/robocalls-are-getting-worse-some-big-businesses-soon-could-start-calling-you-even-more/

Why Robocallers Win Even if You Don’t Answer - The Wall Street Journal

Outfits that flood American landlines with marketing calls use a decades-old identification system to profit, even when no one picks up. .....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-robocallers-win-even-if-you-dont-answer-1528104600