Mysterious political robotexts may just be the start in a new era of 3rd-party ads

Source: Kaleigh Rogers, CBC News, August 6, 2019 

Advocacy groups sending the messages are akin to U.S. political action committees

In June, like many Ontarians, Liberal MP Pam Damoff got a mysterious text from an unknown number. The message started, “Hi, this is Sue from Ontario Strong,” before prompting the recipient to respond with the name of the party they intended to vote for in the October federal election.

“How did you get my number, Sue? And who the heck is Ontario Strong?” Damoff wrote in a tweet.

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