Now I wonder if we are talking about the same things. These little pests attempt to dial a high-cost telephone number, either to some sex site or a dial-up per call internet "service", both with exorbitant prices. The German government is insisting on transparency and the ability to recover money from these people, plus making it more difficult for them to bill using Deutsche Telekom. In other words, it will be easier to nail them for fraud.

If what you are talking about is something like an eternal pop-up in a browser, but doesn't try to get to your phone line, then it is something else.