Stop blocking spam. Let all calls through

The author of a Habr article proposes a radical shift in how we handle spam calls. Instead of the endless arms race where filtering systems try to block numbers while spammers constantly rotate them, the author suggests allowing all incoming calls to connect. The core idea is to deprive spam systems of reliable feedback. If automated dialers receive an 'ANSWERED' status for every call but never reach a human, their performance metrics will be destroyed. This would make mass calling economically unviable for scammers, as they would be unable to measure conversion rates or the quality of their databases. The author argues that this method of 'data poisoning' is more effective than traditional blocking, as it strikes at the spammers' business model by forcing them to waste resources on empty connections.