Post #4500245
2026-08-11 10:30 UTC
📵 France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11
｢ In 2024, 11 consumer organizations issued a joint call for a ban, denouncing "relentless harassment of consumers through countless unwanted telemarketing calls to both landlines and mobile phones – an intrusion that has become a regular part of their daily lives." ｣
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/06/france-to-ban-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-from-august-11_6756208_7.html
#france #privacy #surveillance
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@mlanger@mastodon.world 2026-08-11 12:59
@jbz@indieweb.social @ike@pkm.social While this MIGHT help, we need to normalize leaving voicemail messages when someone does not answer the phone so that people are less hesitant to block unknown callers. Turning on the block feature on my phone was a life changer for me. So was getting rid of my landline. When I get a legitimate message, I call back, sometimes within minutes. If harassing telemarketers can't reach you, they'll stop calling.