// FAQ
What do you risk in the event of misuse?
Anonymity towards the recipient doesn't erase criminal liability.
Abusive sends may lead to a block of the number or the IP address. Harassment, threats and unlawful messages are offenses, traceable and disclosable to the authorities upon judicial request.
Diverting the service to do harm exposes you to the same penalties as through any other channel. Anonymity puts no one beyond the reach of the courts.
The answer in detail
Harassment, threats, blackmail or sending unlawful content are criminal offences. The fact that a message is anonymous lessens neither the charge nor the penalty.
The service keeps the necessary technical logs and responds to legal requests: when the authorities are involved, an abusive send can be tied to its author.
On the service's side, detected abuse leads to blocks and reports. The aim is twofold: to protect recipients and to preserve a legitimate tool for all other uses.
Real-world examples
›Harassing message
Repeated and malicious, it constitutes a prosecutable offence, anonymity included.
›Threat or blackmail
A serious offence; the logs can be disclosed to the courts.
Key takeaway
Misuse = a prosecutable offence; anonymity doesn't shield you from prosecution.
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