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I've used ActBlue for the last few election cycles to support candidates and causes. Overall, it is a transparent and easy-to-use platform. While this may be beyond ActBlue, I am exhausted by the constant texts and emails from random campaigns that my donations have opened me up to. This onslaught has severely limited my enthusiasm to continue donating to political causes. ActBlue must clamp down on this constant abuse of the donor base (say, deny access to bad actors or require a code of conduct) because some blatant grifters are using this platform. For what it is worth, I will *NEVER* donate to any campaign that sends me an unsolicited text. Granted, this problem is nothing like the abuse seen on other platforms (WinRed), but it is a growing problem that must be addressed.
SPAMActBlue either shares my information with campaigns and PACs to which I do not donate, or allows donees to do so. And I get multiple messages from them daily, including PACs that I suspect of being "false flags". I am reluctant to "unsubscribe" from campaigns I may later support, but I will have to do so from now on.
I use Act Blue to keep track of how I am allocating my political donations, and to make contributions to candidates. Through Act Blue, I can get early money to new candidates to help jump start campaigns, send support to candidates & elected officials taking a courageous stand and help build my local Democratic party. Recently, candidates & my local party have used Act Blue to make reservations for events, like our annual fall barbeque, which is very convenient.
Wish I could give these guys negative stars. Dear Lord, I made such a huge mistake. I don't normally donate to politicians. But these are not normal times, so I donated through Act Blue to several candidates. And then the flood gates opened to release the hounds from hell. I was literally spam bombed; I mean several dozens per day. Asking more and more money, from every candidate running from dog catcher to Senator. From every justice from Maine to California. It took several minutes several times per day just to delete and block all the messages. Well, I learned my lesson. From now on, if I want to donate I will send a check directly to the campaign. Trust me, you do not want to get trapped in the Act Blue net. Unless you are lonely and just want anybody to text you.
While ActBlue provides a streamlined donation process and has been effective in facilitating small-donor contributions, my overall experience has been disappointing. After making a contribution, I immediately began receiving a flood of emails and text solicitations from numerous campaigns and organizations I had never engaged with directly. This excessive outreach strongly suggests that donor information is widely shared without sufficient transparency or consent.Additionally, ActBlue requires donors to provide their employer information, presenting it as a potential pathway to “matching donations.” In practice, this requirement feels intrusive and misleading, and it raises concerns about how this information is stored and used.Although the technical side of the platform is user-friendly, the aggressive communication practices and questionable data-collection policies outweigh the positives. Donors deserve clearer opt-in options, stronger privacy protections, and a platform that respects boundaries.ActBlue could significantly improve donor trust by ensuring strict opt-in for communication, limiting the sharing of donor information, and eliminating unnecessary requirements such as employer disclosure unless it is directly tied to a legitimate matching program.
Not a day goes by when I don't receive a spam text from some random democratic candidate I have never heard of. When I made donations through ActBlue, I asked them not to release my phone number. They did anyway and now I am in the horrific nexus of constant spam. I've been quite active in supporting democratic candidates. I've done my part. But, none of these candidates seem intent on respecting my privacy or federal spam laws. I'm done with you ActBlue. DONE.
I wanted a negative number, but can't get one. My 'one time' contributions seem to be a scam and money leaves my account randomly...with no indication of what that particular donation was. I WANT OUT! and I want it now - I wish I would believe that you would actually do it. I have been asking off and on for a year...I feel that I no longer can donate because you greedy fools suddenly repeat one.
If you are wanting to make a contribution to a candidate or cause, please find another way to donate. You will regret giving this platform your contact information. I am inundated with texts and emails and have resorted to marking everything as junk. Customer service offered no help either.
The site shares my personal data with every candidate in the Dem party, and even if you unsubscribe, candidates keep coming to beg for money over and over again from every corner of the country -- which is why I will never donate again.
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