On: Ask HN: How do I stop political SMS spam?

[ranger_danger]

What about the people who argue that replying to any message just signals that there is a real person on the other end, causing them to now send even more messages?

[somedude895 → ranger_danger]

I think that rule applies mainly to scamming and hacking attempts by shadowy, foreign-based criminal entities.

In this case it's probably a US company that has an interest in staying on the good side of the law.