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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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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 78 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Gmail has had ads for at least a decade.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

They’ve only recently started making the ads look like unread emails to try to trick you into clicking them.

[–] dyc3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Nah they been doing that for years too.

[–] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s not an option for the mobile app.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Outlook been doing it awhile, so cheap and shitty.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

Been noticing it at least for the past couple years.

[–] 257m@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Not saying its new. Just was surprised. They probably don't make much from it. Why put it in for a couple pennies (on a corporate level). I didn't think they were that greedy. I honestly hadn't seen this before because I rarely use gmail and have never used the promotions tab.