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Some countries require ID to get a phone number. Phone number verification means you now can't originate spam from those countries, which is very helpful for discouraging many spammers.


What stops them from using a SIM card from any country that doesn't require registration?


Distance, mostly.


Wouldn't they just buy over the internet?




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