I still get tons of political calls, texts, and emails from donations I made around 2016 and 2020. Is there any organization I can use to donate money that won’t harass me in the future or sell my data to someone else who will?

(I got a text soliciting a political donation while I was typing this question!)

  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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    I think they all share lists. I supported Bernie in 2016 and I’m getting a ton of Biden/Kamala text messages (all blocked and sent to spam). That was the only time I actually directly donated and put in my real phone number (instead of my throw away numbers).

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      Also, I’d be amazed if they didn’t have a way to get contact information from non-political sources. Like, off the top of my head - if I’m running a Dem campaign I’d be talking to every car dealership I could and seeing if I can buy their list of people who signed up for updates on EV availability to see if I can turn some of those people to donors, and I’m pretty certain there’s no laws or regulations that would stop them from doing that.

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        This kind of technique is very clever. I’ve done this when looking for potential employers. I don’t know what it’s called.