Re:Twilio blocked our account and with it hundreds of our cu...
by blowski on Thursday April 15, 2021 @05:39AM
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Is there some kind of regex for premium rate vs standard numbers?
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Re:Twilio blocked our account and with it hundreds of our cu...
by Symbiote on Thursday April 15, 2021 @06:52AM
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In some countries.
For example, all UK mobile phone numbers begin 07 (i.e. +44 7), fixed/special rate 08, and premium rate 09.
But SMS also has "short codes", which is probably what's being abused here. 5 or 6 digit numbers, usually used for things like "Text 12345 to donate €2 to this charity" or "Send 'CXM' to 12345 and receive a message telling you when the next bus comes to this stop, costs 10¢".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Unite...