In order to better protect users against spam, Craigslist phone verification was implemented for many categories. When you are ready to post, you will be asked to verify that you are indeed a real person by providing Craigslist with a phone number that is valid. The automated system will then call your phone number to ensure that you have provided a valid number. Before you can post, your phone number will have to be verified by the CL PVA. This is helping them to ensure that their users are spam free and can continue to post with security.
Because anyone can sign up for an online email account, Craigslist has gone the extra mile to ensure that users are completely satisfied with their site. Any Tom, Dick or Harry could grab an online email account and spam millions of people. The idea behind this system is that every post that gets flagged by Craigslist will result in that phone number being blacklisted. Those with blacklisted phone numbers will not be allowed to post on the site. If a post gets flagged and the number blacklisted, that cuts down significantly on the number of spam posts. However, the system is not completely flawless. Many would be spammers have found that they can simply head to their nearest payphone and verify their accounts, giving them at least one shot at spamming the multitudes. While the system is not completely without fault, it has helped to cut down on the number of dissatisfied users in the long run. The implementation of the Craigslist PVA should help to resolve many problems with users who are legitimate in the posts that they create.
On the other hand, if your post is flagged and your phone number blacklisted, you will need a completely new number in order to make a post. This is a problem for those posts that are flagged unnecessarily. Many users may find their accounts blacklisted for no good reason, creating problems for many online business owners and other advertising users. Another problem with the CL PVA could be that many users may simply not want to provide such personal information. Craigslist has long been a website that provides anonymity to users. Now, with the implementation of the phone verified account requirement, many users may simply prefer to post elsewhere, somewhere where their personal information is still sacred. And again, if a post is flagged unnecessarily, that account will be suspended. Many users may simply feel that the phone verification system is going a bit too far in order to protect against spam. After all, the Internet is filled with spam. Millions of people deal with it everyday, what s a few more to deal with if it keeps your Craigslist account safe from suspension?
The jury may still be out on whether this new Craigslist phone verification system is best for Craigslist users. While some may attempt to bypass the system, this is not nearly as simple as it sounds. You may simply have to take your chances and hope that none of your posts get flagged. On the other hand, those who are sick and tired of dealing with Internet spam can now sit back and enjoy posting on Craigslist without worries of being bombarded with mail that they simply don t want.
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