What is a restriction (spam block) and why is it so important for the entire market?

A spam block is a sanction from Telegram that is imposed on an account if the account sends unwanted messages to strangers or receives many complaints about its messages from chats. It can be either temporary or permanent.

A temporary spam block is given for a certain time during initial blocking (an hour, day, week, etc.). Accounts with a Premium subscription and using 888 numbers have a reduced time of initial restrictions (minutes). A permanent spam block is issued for multiple violations, regardless of whether the account has a Premium subscription and/or an 888 number. With such a block on fragment.com, the number gets a "Restricted" label (example in the first attached screenshot) and is traded below the Floor price. If you create an account on such a number or link it to an existing account, you will not be able to write to people who have not added you to their contact list, write in public chats, create public chats and invite people to them, etc. The blocking period is unlimited (example in the second attached screenshot).

Similar to cars, you get a car, but with an empty gas tank. You can only drive such a car by pushing it. Therefore, these restrictions have a significant impact on the rental market and numbers in general.

4,564 numbers (3.34% of the supply) are currently restricted by Telegram due to multiple reports of spam-related activity.

A permanent spam block can be removed by sending complaints to @spambot, but we're afraid this function is limited. There is information that after 10 spam block removals, the number gets a lifetime restriction, which can never be removed.

It is for the above reasons that this issue is a priority for Kate Smith's Rent. We welcome end-users and long-term clients who rent numbers for good causes. We offer a 21% discount on yearly rentals.

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