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Verizon is charging extra to limit spam calls and texts: Scam calls and texts have surged, yet Verizon continues to charge customers extra for essential protections. (pirg.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You can bet Verizon has a special secret division to place scam calls and texts so they can protect you from them because capitalism.

[–] j4yt33@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think there's a word for that...

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

verizion was one of the big4 to end Net neutrality in 2017(which was the distraction for the giant tax cuts that trump is trying to make permanent)