Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — "I read the message and my first reaction was 'oh my God,'" said Tawonda Burks, a Rochester business owner and mother of five. Thousands of Black residents in at least 19 other ...

WASHINGTON — This week, multiple DMV residents reported getting anonymous text messages telling them to report for "slave" plantation assignments. The racist spam texts are targeting Black people ...

People across the country, including parts of Northern California, reported receiving racist spam text messages in the days after the election. Latoya Bufford of Sacramento said that while on a work ...

Some users have reported that Google Messages has been facing issues with receiving media, leading to slow-loading images and ...

(NEW YORK) — Many teenagers and college students reported being among those who received racist text messages sent to phone numbers across the U.S. last week. The texts, which tell the user they’re ...

Smishing texts impersonating toll agencies have resurfaced, targeting people for money and possibly identity theft. The texts use threatening language, warning of final notices and severe penalties.

A federal law created in 1991 sought to prevent certain phone call telemarketing practices. Called the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the law restricted corporations from using robocall ...

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.” The messages came just hours after the ...