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I agree that legal restrictions carry little to no weight in the technical world (I'm not arguing if they should or not, just if the do).

The solution is to require API accounts, which you can then monitor and terminate with prejudice. Tie the account to something unique-ish, or difficult to constantly cycle (SMS? check provider, deny if Google Voice, Twilio, has to be a physical carrier if we're talking messaging client).

The law may eventually catch up to tech. Maybe.




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