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Campaign text messages could soon get more effective — and annoying

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July 12, 2026

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Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.

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Daily Dot

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· Jun 24, 2026

“The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50% of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level

Have confrontations resorted to familiar slangs rather than full sentences and words because of vocabulary? A TikToker weighed in. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50 of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level appeared first on The Daily Dot.

NPR News

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· Jul 12, 2026

Getting campaign text messages ahead of midterms? There could be an AI bot behind it

Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.

Tucker Carlson

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· Jul 6, 2026

This should enrage every American…

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Haaretz

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· Jun 26, 2026

From the October hate rally to Congress: a major warning sign out of New York

From the October hate rally to Congress: a major warning sign out of New York

Foreign Policy Journal

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· Jul 12, 2026

AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns

Political campaigns across the United States are deploying AI-powered bots to hold personalized text message conversations with thousands of potential voters simultaneously. These platforms train bots to sound like the candidates themselves, gathering data on voter concerns to shape future campaign messaging strategies. Aaron Sheeks, the CEO of Akillion, an AI platform that allows users [] The post AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.

Fox News

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· Jul 3, 2026

Democrats' 'pathetic groveling' for fundraising bashed in New York Times column

A New York Times opinion writer warns Democrats their fundraising messaging telegraphs insecurity and pleading, urging the party to change course.

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Related coverage for "Campaign text messages could soon get more effective — and annoying": Daily Dot — “The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50% of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level. NPR News — Getting campaign text messages ahead of midterms? There could be an AI bot behind it. Tucker Carlson — This should enrage every American…. Haaretz — From the October hate rally to Congress: a major warning sign out of New York. Foreign Policy Journal — AI Bots Are Impersonating Political Candidates In Midterm Text Message Campaigns. Fox News — Democrats' 'pathetic groveling' for fundraising bashed in New York Times column