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   Erik Uden 🍑 (erikuden@mastodon.de)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 22:35:03 JST Erik Uden 🍑

   WhatsApp Spam has been increasingly annoying recently, how can someone be calling me on WhatsApp that ISN'T a WhatsApp user?

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     :blobcathug: (jain@blob.cat)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 22:35:00 JST :blobcathug:

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     @ErikUden uninstall whatsapp :blobcatfingerguns:
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     Erik Uden 🍑 (erikuden@mastodon.de)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 22:35:02 JST Erik Uden 🍑

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     Also yeah block this number lol — I got three Lindas calling me right now, all the same profile picture. Please, Linda. I'm not interested :blobcatgooglyholdingitsheadinitshands:

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:33:16 JST 翠星石

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     @ErikUden Yes, proprietary software tends to allow things like calling number spoofing.
     
     One solution seems to be to cease surrendering part of your freedom to whatsapp.