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Kaustubh Bagalkote

Apple's iOS 26 Sparks GOP Panic—NRSC Warns Spam Filter Could Wipe Out $500 Million In Political Donations

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) faces new criticism over its upcoming iOS 26 spam filtering feature, which the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) warns could slash political fundraising revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars.

What Happened: The iPhone maker’s latest update, scheduled for mid-September rollout, will automatically filter text messages from unknown senders into a separate “Unknown Senders” folder without notifications. Users must manually check this folder and mark messages as known or delete them.

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