Telecoms lobby against this because they generate big revenues servicing SMS spammers whom end-users aren't able to effectively block since the ID is trivially spoofed.
I don't use WhatsApp, so with people who do not have Telegram I use SMS. The more annoying and conotated with spam SMS is, the more pushy people become with insisting on WhatsApp. Luckily I'm often in a position to absolutely resist, but I can see how others, such as job hunters or Tinder hookups, would be pressured into installing the spyware.
This is not being done by Facebook/WhatsApp themselves, but keeping SMS annoying is certainly in Facebook's interest.
Hmm... for all 10 digit US numbers the telcos introduce 10 DLC registrations last year that require you to register and verify your business in order to send any meaningful amount of SMS traffic. You have to provide details like a DUNs number, an EIN, and addresses that match those registrations. https://support.bandwidth.com/hc/en-us/articles/150000242224...
They haven't gotten to blocking messages that don't register but have raised the fees and fines for folks who don't register and they're able to track down.
I wouldn't be surprised if telecoms themselves were the ones coordinating some SMS scam operations. This may sound tinfoilish, but we're talking about the same telecoms that were once caught red-handed tricking people into calling back foreign numbers...
I don't use WhatsApp, so with people who do not have Telegram I use SMS. The more annoying and conotated with spam SMS is, the more pushy people become with insisting on WhatsApp. Luckily I'm often in a position to absolutely resist, but I can see how others, such as job hunters or Tinder hookups, would be pressured into installing the spyware.
This is not being done by Facebook/WhatsApp themselves, but keeping SMS annoying is certainly in Facebook's interest.