Re:FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages
by clnq on Friday March 17, 2023 @10:15AM
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I compiled this data from sources like:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045618/spam-calls-per-m... (you'll only be able to view this page once or twice before Statista demands a subscription).
https://www.truecaller.com/blog/insights/top-20-countries-af...
https://blog.hiya.com/what-country-gets-the-most-phone-spam and their report
https://www.hiya.com/state-of-the-call
I also asked GPT to quote some research for me that I fact-checked, and I looked up some news articles about spam calls in different regions. As I said, my estimates are unreliable.
It matched my personal experience which is that of someone who has lived in these smaller EU countries and also in English-speaking regions.
This doesn't reflect my personal experience (anecdata I know) or those of any of the people I know.
I'll think I'll ask around because now I'm curious about the distribution. If a few people here are bombarded with spam calls it would average out the 1-2 a year me and my family/friends get on average on their mobile numbers.