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Kat Wong

'No excuse': Telstra fined over millions of spam texts

Telstra has been fined for spamming Australians with more than 10 million texts. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Telstra has been slapped with a $600,000 fine after spamming Australians with more than 10 million texts.

Between 2022 and 2024, the telecommunications giant sent millions of messages with unlawful unsubscribe arrangements, including 10.3 million that required Australians to provide personal information to opt out, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority investigation

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