iPhone says message blocking active

Anytime I try to send a message into a group chat, only one specific group chat. I receive a message ‘free message- message blocking is active’ I have not changed any settings and this only happens with one specific group chat. I can message all of the other people in the group chat, so it isn’t that someone has blocked me, but I cannot figure out why it is doing this.

iPhone 16, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 16, 2025 11:31 AM

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