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Apple's iOS 26 text filters could cost political campaigns millions of dollars, top GOP group warns


"That change has profound implications for our ability to fundraise, mobilize voters, and run digital campaigns," reads a memo from a GOP group.

In a memo seen by BI and first reported by Punchbowl News, the official campaign committee in charge of electing GOP senators warned that the new feature could lead to a steep drop in revenue. "That change has profound implications for our ability to fundraise, mobilize voters, and run digital campaigns," reads a July 24 memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, or NRSC. Mike Nellis, the founder of the Democratic digital fundraising firm Authentic, told BI that members of his party "need to take this seriously, but good-faith actors won't see as much of a hit."

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