I tend towards freedom of speech more than most. I can understand an argument that says calling someone is freedom of speech. I don't think this violates that

I tend towards freedom of speech more than most. I can understand an argument that says calling someone is freedom of speech. I don't think this violates that though. Of course, it will all depend on the actual implementation. A good analogy would be stopping someone on the street and trying to talk to them. In most cases, you have that right. But the other person also has the right to ignore you. It sounds like the phone companies won't block without your permission, they will give you (the consumer) the tools to block based on your own criteria. Social media platforms have different levels of interruption from direct messages depending on whether someone is already your friend. They categorize direct messages from strangers and suspected spammers differently but they usually still provide a section you can check to see them. Gmail does the same with the spam folder. I could see something like that where you have a separate spam section where you can see a history of who tried to call you but don't get notifications from it. A system like that would be hard to argue that they are blocking freedom of speech.