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Time to leave Tmobile.
Is this true?
BREAKING:
has quietly updated their TOS to include fines for content they don’t agree with. Beginning on January 1, 2024, they will be fining users who commit perceived violations on their bandwidth. Who knew in America that the phone providers would now be policing the content of your text messages to fine you. S.H.A.F.T. is an acronym that stands for Sex, Hate, Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco. It outlines the categories of text messages specifically regulated due to moral and legal issues and is monitored and enforced by the Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA) and the mobile carriers. Who gets to determine what is and isn’t “hateful”? Will political text messages be censored now as well going into 2024?
Hello all. These changes only apply to third-party messaging vendors that send commercial mass messaging campaigns for other businesses. The vendors will be fined if the content they are sending does not meet the standards in our code of conduct, which is in place to protect consumers from illegal or illicit content and aligns to federal and state laws.
CousinMint, Android to Android RCS works. Android to iOS it doesn't.
The fines aren't for customer I think it's for companies, that's what start on Jan 1st but this so called "spam" blocking is already here Google T-Mobile blocked my ability to text several regular everyday people have been severely affected by this. I'm one of them. Crazy thing is I was with Verizon for 7 years no problems at all. I ported over to T-Mobile and not even 5 days after I was "flagged" lol. This is wild
Seems unusual if the implimentation doesnt start until jan 1 2024
This is definitely true. Tmobile has already banned people's ability to text including me. The 1st time it's like 24hrs then 48 the a week then a month then it's permanently banned. This is some real dystopian 1984 NWO type of stuff. Get ready people. They're coming.
I am seeking to verify and cancel service immediately if true. Thats $500 a month gone. Bud Light Special.... with a side of plumeting Disney Shares.
Thelastsaiyan wrote:
Scottvan wrote:
I can’t find any information that verifies this.
Check your terms of service. It takes effect January 1st
The Tmobile community manager pinned this on another thread.
Scottvan wrote:
I can’t find any information that verifies this.
Check your terms of service. It takes effect January 1st
Kitten80 wrote:
I seriously doubt this is true. They're suppose to legally inform users of something like this. Also as my husband (military vet) has pointed out- this would be a direct violation of our 1st amendment rights in which he would be talking to a civil rights attorney.
So I'm sure this story is nothing but false (again, they have to legally inform their users of this). If it were true, T-Mobile wouldn't be the only cell provider doing this since all carriers fall under the FTC, FCC and various other communication agencies that fall within the federal government.
Check your terms of service. It's under the S.H.A.F.T acronym. So if you don't believe it, it takes effect January 1st and is in their own writing. One of them covers sexual and drug speech so don't ask your friend if they want to go buy some weed. Don't tell your lover you want to their brains out. And watch with the swear s.
Kitten80 wrote:
...Also as my husband (military vet) has pointed out- this would be a direct violation of our 1st amendment rights in which he would be talking to a civil rights attorney...
The first amendment protects us against infringement by the government, not private companies. A civil rights attorney wouldn’t really help you with this. But if it turns out to be true, then I will be leaving them as well.
Well, this Sux.
Pretty sure my good natured Spicey Blasts to friends and relatives could be construed as ‘hate speech’ to our “Big Brother” here.
Are the other big carriers going to have a similar policy?
Great to know they are monitoring our texts...what else are they monitoring?
