Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
Verizon is starting to opt in customers to its call filtering service so they can better identify and block spam calls. The carrier launched the free service earlier this year, but it will now download its call filtering app on select Android devices automatically and opt customers into a degree of spam blocking using the service.
First released for free back in March, Verizon’s call filtering service allows customers to get an alert when a call is likely spam, report unsolicited numbers, and block spam calls based on a “preferred level of risk.” However, in June the Federal Communications Commission voted to allow carriers to block robocalls by default, and Verizon is now taking advantage of this new rule. Users can still opt out if…