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How do I stop unwanted obscene text messages

How do I stop unwanted obscene text messages on iPhone.

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 8:57 AM

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Jul 19, 2021 3:52 PM in response to KiltedTim

This is a bigger problem than police can deal with. No. 1, can’t trace them as they change their email address every minute. No. 2, no body cares. They know the creeps are out there but unless they break a major law they won’t mess with them. I think it should fall on the phone manufacturer to figure it out and provide the protection for such. After all we buy the phones, they make tons of money off the consumer but we’re really on our own when we need support. The preps need to be banned from the internet or phone service.

Jul 19, 2021 4:55 PM in response to aaronfromcocoa

aaronfromcocoa wrote:

I think it should fall on the phone manufacturer to figure it out and provide the protection for such.

Nope. It's up to your cellular carrier.

If they are SMS/MMS messages, your cellular carrier has the ability to block all messages that originate from email addresses instead of phone numbers.

Contact your cellular carrier.


If you have AT&T, call customer service and tell them to look up article *446389. That tells them what to do.

If they are iMessages, you can report them as spam directly from your phone.


How do I stop unwanted obscene text messages

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