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They can't block it, as it's using the standard imessage way. They could change the way iMessage works, but that would break iMessage support on older iOS devices that no longer are supported.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/08/apple-cuts-off-beeper-minis-access-after-launch-of-service-that-brought-imessage-to-android/ that didn't take as long as I thought.
They'll probably find a way of authenticating that a phone number is using an iPhone, or start requiring an extra step when a number tries registering for use on its servers.
One more reason for people to get a new iPhone 🥳
Yes, that's what "no longer supported" means.
In this context “no longer supported” just means “no longer receiving active development support”. Not “doesn’t work with the service”.
So actually no, that’s not what “no longer supported” means here, at all.