Company
Date Published
Author
Len Shneyder
Word count
1282
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Twilio, as a communication platform, plays a significant role in ensuring the security and integrity of election communications in the United States. The company is committed to fulfilling its commitment to only leverage legitimate entities for wanted communications by following industry guidelines that shed light on what that means in different environments at scale. Twilio works closely with organizations like M3AAWG and CTIA to provide guidance on securing elections from interference, focusing on multi-factor authentication and email authentication using SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. The company recognizes the importance of consent in A2P messaging and emphasizes its need for obtaining consumer consent before sending promotional messages. With great power comes great responsibility, Twilio acknowledges its position in the industry and is working to ensure that its platform is used responsibly to amplify crucial security messages around election interference.