Podcast summary
HOT 272: Robocalls - Stopping Robocallers
Stop number-blocking; use network-level filtering
Robocalls and spam persist because scammers spoof and rotate numbers, making one-at-a-time blocking ineffective. The core strategy is to rely on iPhone/Android filtering plus carrier junk-blocking apps, and “don’t engage.”
Engaging spam teaches scammers you exist
Pressing options, replying “stop,” or correcting a wrong number signals to scammers that your number is reachable and likely active, increasing future messages from their databases instead of reducing them.
Carrier labeling plus spam reporting reduces repeats
Free carrier services can silence or label junk before it reaches your phone, and forwarding spam to 7726 helps carriers detect patterns and file reports with the FTC/FCC for broader enforcement effects.
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