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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

The only way to disable them is to disable the inbox sorting setting (where it sorts primary, promotional, and social). As it is, it only puts adds in the promotional inbox. The worst thing is, i swear it knows where your mouse is and re sorts your emails so an ad lands right below your mouse, increasing the number of ad clicks and the ad revenue. I've had this happen to be multiple times.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yep, first thing I do whenever I add an account to Gmail is disable inbox sorting — presto, zero ads. This has been going on for years, but if OP just made a new Gmail account for the first time since 2013ish, it could be the first time they've seen the ads. Feels bad.

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