Why isn't there an easy way to block callers?

This is such a perpetual nuisance. And it would seem that people as capable as Apple, on a device as powerful as an iPhone, could have figured out an easy solution to this problem. Why isn't "block call" one of the choices on the screen when I get a phone call?

You may want to look at the Do Not Disturb feature's settings, also. What you could do is add the phone number(s) that can call you to your Favorites list or a group, then set DND to allow those calls to always come through. It will silence everything else.
~Lyssa

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