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Today, June 13, 2026

"What radicalized you?"
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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I really wish I could just whitelist a small selection of numbers. The call screening feature helps but isn't perfect.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I am applying to jobs currently. I am basically forced to answer every unknown call I get. And it seems like there's a hundredfold increase in spam calls this year compared to last year.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Protip, just tell them it's a business number. I've done that twice and suddenly the number of spam calls I get dropped off a cliff.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    That works well for sales spam. I usually use "this is an emergency on-call number" instead. Technically it was half-true, it went to the same dual-sim phone.

    But for the robo scam calls. Well, they just don't care.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I believe both iOS and Android now support built in call screening, where a caller must leave a message about why they’re calling and you get to decide if you pick up.

    Since enabling it on my iOS device, every spammer has hung up immediately, rather than leave a message or try to talk to me.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago*

    There's SpamBlocker app in fdroid I use and love. You can add a regex rule to block numbers. I moved several times, and don't keep in contact with anyone from the area code when I got my phone anymore, so most spam come in spoofing that area code. I have a rule set to block that area code completely and allow my current actual local area code for doctors and schools and whatnot. Works pretty well.

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