Are you sick of being called and texted with spam? To stop it all, just a few taps are needed.
The truth is that very few people use SMS these days, with the exception of businesses and organizations informing you about upcoming appointments, fines, and bank transactions as well as bills that need to be paid. But those crucial texts only make up a small portion of your inbox. When you check, a lengthy list of unread messages appears, many of which are from stores advertising sales and other promotions.
Are you sick of constantly having to remove these advertisements?
And the intrusion could be intolerable if those advertisements find their way onto your phone line. Imagine having to finish work quickly just to have a marketing call stop you.
Authorities in the UAE have implemented anti-spam laws after recognizing this issue within the society. Additionally, the government granted citizens the ability to quickly and easily ban any unsolicited promotional calls and messages. How to do it is as follows:
How to prevent SMS advertisements
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has established instructions that subscribers of Etisalat and Du can follow in order to stop all SMS ads.
You can also indicate which adverts you find beneficial and which ones you want to block.
How to stop telemarketing calls
To opt out of receiving telemarketing and promotional calls, citizens of the United Arab Emirates can register on the ‘Do Not Call Registry (DNCR)’ by providing their phone number.
It’s simple and free to subscribe:
By visiting dnd.ded.ae, residents of Dubai can block and report spam callers.A representative from Dubai Economy will erase the customer’s phone number from the database of the reported company as soon as the form is completed and submitted.
