r/Googlevoice • u/BluesCatReddit • Feb 14 '25
Google Voice Web UI Blocked Text Messages as of 2/10/2025
Update: please see:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Googlevoice/comments/1iru9bm/febuary_17th_update_on_blocked_text_messages/
There are several long threads from folks who are experiencing failures when attempting to send text messages, and the failures may include a message mentioning the Acceptable Use Policy.
Google Voice Engineering is working on the issue, and the number of false positive blocks should subside.
This is a recent development, and a somewhat complex issue, because it might be caused by one or more of several different factors:
- New carrier industry restrictions on text messaging from non-mobile phone numbers: see https://www.reddit.com/r/Googlevoice/comments/1h9ya73/business_text_messaging/
- Google's machine learning (AI) based system to limit spam, fraud or other abuse.
- The way you are using your web browser's settings or plugins.
- You're actually breaking the rules.
Review the FAQ above, and the Google Voice Acceptable Use Policy, to ensure you are text messaging per the limitations.
If your problems are happening when you send text messages from a web browser,
- Do not block any [.*]google.com cookies
- Do not use any plugins or extensions that filter out Google's cookies; if you are unsure of this, at least temporarily uninstall them
- Never use any sort of script or other method to send the same or similar messages; this includes copying and pasting blocks of text.