Apple’s September iOS 26 update is expected to introduce text message filtering that GOP digital strategists claim could disproportionately affect conservative fundraising efforts.
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AniPhoneupdatecominginSeptemberisraisingalarmsamongRepublicanswhosayitwilldisproportionatelyblockconservativefundraisingandvoteroutreachefforts,echoingpastBigTechcontroversiesthattargetedGOPvoters.
“It’snosurprisethatBigTechwantstostopDonaldTrumpandotherRepublicansfromcommunicatingwithpeople,becausethey’vetriedeveryothermethodtointerferealready,”SeanDollman,foundingpartnerofAmericanMadeMediaCompany,theparentcompanyofLaunchpadStrategies,whichwastheexclusivedigitalfirmforTrump2024,toldFoxNewsDigital.
“BigTechhassuppressedhim,suspendedhim,andbannedhimoutright.Andnowthey’retryingtomakeitsohecan’ttextanybodyeither.ButMAGAwon’tbestopped,andMAGAwillalwaysfindaway.”
Appleisexpectedtorolloutitslatestupdate,iOS26,inSeptember,whichwillincludeanupdatedtextfiltrationsystemthatsiphonstextmessages
