[rewq4321]

Why? If your messaging app doesn't have the ability to block stranger requests, why are you still using it?

And even if you for some reason don't want to restrict your requests, you'll probably still be fine - Gmail handles protects me from spam pretty well.

[naoqj]

That's like saying that you don't need a spam filter for email because you can press the "mark as spam" button a hundred times a day.

[tinus_hn]

Good luck blocking a person that pretends to be 10000 different strangers.

[thinkmassive]

“block stranger requests” could mean using your contacts as an allowlist

[Jcowell]

Exactly this. Exactly if the common protocol is SMS/MMS. So what if I can block people on one platform they can just now hop to another.