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		mcv on March 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My own phone number is now spam texting me Banning foreign calls/texts that spoof local numbers sounds like a really easy and obvious thing to do.

technothrasher on March 29, 2022 [–]

All the big companies that outsource customer support overseas but want an in-country caller ID wouldn't let that happen.

somehnacct3757 on March 29, 2022 | [–]

Solve two problems at once, if you ask me

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