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This could be fixed by fixing the broken telephone protocol so that phone numbers can't be spoofed so easily, and then implementing adblockers.

But that won't happen because:

1. It would cost money.

2. A proper implementation would be encrypted, breaking ubiquitous surveillance.

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Twilio has built up their business around the current phone system.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.

The very things identified as problems when it comes to scam calls have enabled tons of startups and software.

Okay, true, but why should I care?

This is like one of those ad games: If you press the button, you fix spam calls, but Twilio goes out of business. I couldn't press the button fast enough.

For the record, I like Twilio and I literally have their API open in another tab right now because I'm writing code against it. But if they can't do business in an environment that doesn't allow spam calls, they don't deserve to be in business.

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