[TomSwirly]

> But we already have the theoretical capability you describe today, and have had it for decades, and yet online abuse continues unchecked

There is absolutely no mystery as to why. The for-profit corporations that provide these services have absolutely no interest in preventing online abuse, because doing so is expensive and there's no way to make money out of it.

[the provider blah blah]

As a human being, I really don't give a tuppenny damn about "the providers" anymore. This has been a problem for decades, and for decades we've had nothing but whining excuses from "the providers" while they continue to do nothing.

"The providers" should have been investing in anti-abuse technologies and systems starting in the previous century. They haven't done anything.

Draconian measures are needed. If "the providers" have to scramble, maybe even take losses for a few quarters, it's too damn bad for them.