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[–] officermike@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (23 children)

Because there are legitimate reasons for some robo calls. Appointment reminders and confirmations, school weather closure announcements, two-factor login verification, etc.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (15 children)

No there isn't.

Text if school is cancelled. Throw 2fa out the window. Phone numbers are not identity. Text appointment reminders. Literally nothing needs a robo voice that isn't better as text.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (12 children)
[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Blind people use special assistive software on their phones so they can hear text

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