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Getting "message blocking is active" when I text one number

Every text to my mum's number fails with that error on my iPhone. I haven't blocked her and she says she hasn't blocked me. Calls go through fine. Is this a carrier thing or something on the phone? We're on the same network.
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vikram_43 Nov 04, 2026
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That message comes from the carrier, not the phone. Usually it means one of the two lines has a messaging block on the account: a content or premium-message block, a parental control on a family plan, or the other person has blocked texts on their side. If other people get your texts fine it's probably their line. Worth a call to your carrier anyway, they can see if the block is on yours.
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