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- FCC commissioners agreed to update the group's rules regarding spam calls and texts.
- The new ruling closes a major lead generation-based loophole that's plagued consumers for years.
- Political emails and texts are unaffected.
The Federal Communications Commission has elected to close major loopholes used to acquire contact information from and mass-send significant numbers of robocalls and texts to American consumers.
FCC commissioners voted 4 to 1 to adopt the new rules on Wednesday, according to a press release.
Among the new rules, the release notes, include regulations that "make it unequivocally clear" that lead generators and online shopping sites can no longer robocall or robotext consumers without their explicit consent.