Where are they not honored globally in the first world bar Romania and Africa/China? iPhones are effectively rendered useless even with IMEI blacklisting due t

Where are they not honored globally in the first world bar Romania and Africa/China? iPhones are effectively rendered useless even with IMEI blacklisting due to the iCloud tie-in. When stolen phones end up there, the receivers on the Asian end try and guilt/shame/social engineer the original owner to unlock from iCloud - but there's basically no technical solution. For those that claim 'oh but the OEM parts resale value only' need to keep up with the news: https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ios-18-activation-lock-will-stop-thieves-being-able-to-sell-parts-from-stolen-iphones-heres-how https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ios-18-activation-l...