Verizon is making it easier to block email-to-text messages. You can now get rid of those pesky texts coming from unknown or spammy email addresses by simply sending a message.

Email-to-text spam is everywhere and Verizon is giving you the simplest way to block all of it. Just text OFF to 4040 and live free.

Unknown email text messages can be quite tempting to open, leading to unwanted online scams. Here's how you can block them.

Learn effective strategies to stop spam mail, block political texts and eliminate email spam using DMAchoice and email aliases.

"CyberGuy" explains what to do if you're receiving unwelcome political text messages from fundraisers and how you can reclaim your phone and block those messages.

If you receive unwanted calls to your phone number on an iPhone, texts or iMessages in the Messages app, or unwanted incoming calls in FaceTime, you can block them by phone number or email address ...

Spam texts are not only a hassle, they also cost you money! There are ways to stop them, but ultimately Apple needs to provide a phone-based blocking solution.

A smartphone keeps you in contact with the rest of the world, but not all text messages are desirable. Here's how to block text messages on iPhone and Android.

Don't worry about downloading apps -- your iPhone already has several tools to block all those annoying calls and texts from random numbers.