It’s too bad. Back in the day, you could let somebody know they had the wrong number, and that could help them out. They could go ask a friend, "Hey, do I have the right number?“ or whatever. Now? Nope… Just perma-ghosted.
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capt_wolf@lemmy.world 2 months agoAll of them are to probe for active numbers. Calls and texts. The best thing you can do is ignore them. For calls, don’t pick up, don’t hang up. Even ending the call early let’s then know your line is live.
Just ignore them and their system will mark your line as dead. I get maybe one or two calls a month now.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
HonorableScythe@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Sometimes when I have to answer a call from an unknown number, I’ll pick up but won’t say anything. A human will say something when they hear it stop ringing, but most bots listen for voice activity before they start their recording so they’ll just stay silent as long as you do.