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Why would anyone use this over Proton Mail or the gazillion alternatives if it treats people like shit.

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[–] [email protected] 147 points 1 year ago (17 children)

These ads only appear in the "promotions" section of Gmail, the section that is by definition for advertising emails. It's not great, but this is the least intrusive place to put ads.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Whoa, there's remotely tech-savvy people who don't turn off 100% of that "new" inbox sorting stuff? Color me surprised.

That Social/Updates/Promotion shit is absolutely trash shit garbage useless. It does nothing to improve email experience. It exists to serve you ads.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've still been using the HTML version on desktop. I just got a notice that it'll be discontinued come 2024. It's actually a nice nudge to de Gmail myself.

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