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progressoid

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7. They don't sell your name. But lots of other people do including the DNC

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2026, 04:42 PM

Yesterday

We Never Sell Your Information: ActBlue does not sell your contact information to anyone. Ever. When you donate through ActBlue, your information goes directly to the candidate or organization you chose to support. If you’re getting unwanted messages from other campaigns, that’s because some campaigns share and sell donor information, not because ActBlue sold your data.
https://www.actblue.com/posts/actblue-takes-action-how-were-protecting-donors-from-deceptive-practices/

The third-party brokers who make millions selling your data to political groups

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/04/the-third-party-brokers-who-make-millions-selling-your-data-to-political-groups/

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Attn Act Blue [View all] Botany Yesterday OP

Does Act Blue provide our contact info to other candidates? yellow dahlia Yesterday #1

I believe they sell our information to other candidates. Botany Yesterday #2

That gets a big old laugh out of me. yellow dahlia Yesterday #3

Isabel Crawley to Lady Violet*, "How you hate to be wrong." niyad Yesterday #15

Yes. A fabulous character. yellow dahlia Yesterday #25

If it were just candidates, maybe I could live with that. Bluetus Yesterday #6

Interesting. Thanks for the info. yellow dahlia Yesterday #10

We need to find out Wallace-Jones' number and text her our disapproval. Totally Tunsie 23 hrs ago #28

We don't know the facts. We should not assume the worst. She has a facebook account Bluetus 23 hrs ago #29

No, they don't progressoid Yesterday #9

Hmmm. Yet more information. yellow dahlia Yesterday #11

That's the letter I received too dickthegrouch Yesterday #13

I seem to remember some small print saying I agree to blah blah. quaint Yesterday #4

I agree we deserve to know what ActBlue does with our info Bluetus Yesterday #5

They don't sell your name. But lots of other people do including the DNC progressoid Yesterday #7

Thanks for more follow up. yellow dahlia Yesterday #12

Thanks prigressoid ... you bring useful facts once again... KPN Yesterday #17

Please retract your OP because it is incorrect. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #8

Retract? Edit would be sufficient, no? KPN Yesterday #18

Edit it with what? The point was to blame and criticize ActBlue for something they don't actually even do. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #24

She said a couple other things in the post. So to be clear, you want Botany to retract everything he or she wrote, KPN 22 hrs ago #30

It was all about criticism stemming from an entirely false claim and... W_HAMILTON 15 hrs ago #31

Who could have imagined? Another silly conspiracy theory attacking Democrats! lol tritsofme Yesterday #26

There's a better way to donate. Qutzupalotl Yesterday #14

I get e-mails from Democrats looking for money and daily texts purporting to be from Mark Kelly. TomSlick Yesterday #16

I know this- James48 Yesterday #19

Recommended , I posted something similar without even seeing your Tribetime Yesterday #20

It's likely "third party brokers" or even "friends" of the candidate you donated to. progressoid 4 hrs ago #32

Ty progressoid Tribetime 2 hrs ago #33

Were they hacked? Does our criminal federal goverment have something to do with it? mysteryowl Yesterday #21

ditto joanbarnes Yesterday #22

If you are happy withTrump, keep your money in your pocket. Fichefinder Yesterday #23

My experience Tadams01KC Yesterday #27