If you’ve ever been bombarded with incessant messages on your phone or favorite social media app, or received even just one message from someone you’d rather not hear from, blocking the sender might ...

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and ...

Whether you're looking to dodge spam or just cut the unsavory people out of your life, there will probably come a point where you'll want to block text messages from someone. If you're using an iPhone ...

You can block unwanted text messages on an Android phone by blocking the number with just a few taps. You can block numbers from within your text messaging app, but the exact process depends on which ...

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

In previous articles, we discussed the steps to block incoming calls on your iPhone, empowering you to manage who can contact you. Today, we present a new guide that focuses specifically on blocking ...

From spam messages to annoying exes who won't leave you alone, there's nothing worse than unwanted text messages. Luckily, blocking text messages is simple enough to do. Whether you're the proud owner ...

We are all familiar with those annoying phone calls and text messages that we wish we would stop getting. It could be a telemarketer making unsolicited calls to sell a product you’ve never heard of ...

Are you receiving abuse or spam on Skype, and wondering how to report these people? Worry not as in this post we will show you how to block unwanted Calls & Messages, report or block a Skype user, and ...

Facebook is designed to bring people together, but sometimes, you’re connected with people and accounts you don’t necessarily want to interact with. They may want to talk to you, though—a lot. So, ...

Instagram is adding new features to prevent harassment in direct messages. The changes include new ways to filter message requests, and the ability to block the same user across multiple accounts. The ...