If you depend on Gmail for your email communication, but you're tired of seeing ads in your inbox, there's a simple way to get rid of them, though it may mean swapping one problem for another.
  • cry@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    There are ads in Gmail?

    edit: i just disabled adblockers… still no ads… Genuinely confused

    edit2: OK read the article and none of the settings where there. Just went into my alt gmail account, and I have the ads and the settings mentioned in the article. I guess my main gmail account is so old (2010?) it does not have these features

    • MoxFcCloud@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      I’m pretty sure they’re talking about the subtle ad disguised as an email in the promotions tab, its not even from someone I wouldn’t expect to send me an email, that’s why it’s so sneaky. It’s literally a promotion from a company whose emails I’m subscribed to.

  • PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Email is something where it can be worth a few currency units per yr for a fast / privacy focused email account that doesn’t contribute to your metadata profile.

    • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
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      2 years ago

      Proton is free. They only have Proton ads. And they also force ads into your outgoing emails.

      • PuppyOSAndCoffee@lemmy.ml
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        2 years ago

        That is cool. However, for a few bucks a month, one can get an email that is 100% private & fast. Email is worth outsourcing.