Tired of spammy texts? Google Messages has a new solution

Summary

  • Google Messages is rolling out an Unsubscribe button to combat spam.
  • Pressing the button sends a ‘STOP’ message from the user to the sender, blocking non-essential texts.
  • The Unsubscribe button is available for RCS for business messages and texts from short codes.
  • @Moonrise2473@feddit.itEnglish
    44•27 days ago

    This doesn’t make sense. If you send STOP to a spammer they will know that your number is active and hit you harder.

    “Block and report as spam” is enough

  • @9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40•27 days ago

    Is it clever enough to not send STOP to engagement fishing spam? Like the ones that use the STOP message to add you to a list of people who actually read the thing and then you’re spammed a load more for months?