Blocking messages from non contact senders

I phone 8- how do I block senders of spam texts,

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 31, 2020 9:13 PM

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Apr 1, 2020 3:08 AM in response to antiquegeek

To report SMS and MMS messages, contact your carrier.

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