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> "hey go send this text to these numbers" to individual volunteers I have direct knowledge that a lot of this is automated via services like Twilio which allo
by tmpz22 4y ago
> "hey go send this text to these numbers" to individual volunteers
I have direct knowledge that a lot of this is automated via services like Twilio which allow you to programmatically pick local numbers (relative to the receiver) as well as message templates that make the message more human.
Im sure its still being done manually, but a lot of this is fully automated at scale (going back to ~2015).
Short-code numbers are also quite expensive relatively, or were back when I was working in adjacent technology.
- ceejayoz 4y agoSometimes, but text banking is definitely a big thing. https://www.demandthevote.com/text-banking https://www.demandthevote.com/text-banking https://act.betoorourke.com/signup/bft-volunteer/ https://act.betoorourke.com/signup/bft-volunteer/ I can usually tell based on how long the response to the STOP keyword comes back. Some are a day later from a human; “Sorry, will update the list” sort of stuff. Others are instantaneous and clearly canned.