Why you're getting more spam texts

1 big thing

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4.0 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

If you feel like you’ve been inundated with spam texts lately, you're not alone. According to new data from Robokiller, an app that blocks spam calls and texts, Americans received an average of 42 spam texts each just in the month of March. Plus, the Pope pleads for peace on what he called “an Easter of War.” And, the latest out of Ukraine. Guests: Axios' Margaret Harding McGill and Zach Basu. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Alex Sugiura, and Lydia McMullen-Laird. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Dashboard: Russian invasion of Ukraine Americans are drowning in spam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Shopping store and online.
0:30.0	Good morning.
0:35.0	Welcome to Axios today.
0:37.0	It's Monday, April 18th.
0:39.0	I'm Nyla Boudou.
0:40.0	Here's what you need to know today.
0:42.0	The Pope pleads for peace on what he called an Easter of War.
0:46.0	Plus the latest from Ukraine.
0:48.0	But first, why it's so hard to crack down on the latest form of spam.
0:53.0	That's today's one big thing.
1:00.0	If you feel like you've been inundated with spam text lately,
1:04.0	you are not alone.
1:05.0	According to new data from RoboKiller,
1:07.0	that's an app that blocks spam calls and texts.
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