00:00Are you annoyed by mobile phone ads?
00:03Unwanted ads sent to our phones can be pesky and irritating,
00:07especially when they land at night when we're trying to sleep.
00:11But we have good news for you.
00:13You can now block ads from landing into your inbox.
00:16UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority launched an initiative
00:21to block the unwanted advertisement messages sent to customers.
00:25And all UAE providers are also involved in this campaign.
00:29I'm really happy about the new ad blocking campaign.
00:32It was getting kind of annoying having companies messaging me their offers
00:36that I wasn't really interested in.
00:38I get around five ads a day, so I'm definitely going to block the ads.
00:43All I can say is that it was a very good move from TRA and a much needed one.
00:48So how can you block ads from your phone?
00:52Mobile users just need to send the word BALL to 7726
00:57to stop all marketing messages that start with AD.
01:01As a result, your operator will block all advertising SMSes.
01:07Have you been bombarded by those kinds of ads?
01:10Let us know by commenting below this video.
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