DeGoogle Yourself

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Google is putting ads in gmail. WTF? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago by 257m@sh.itjust.works to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] DLSantini@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm doing that now. Have had the free account sitting around for a while now. Decided to upgrade to the $5 version of mail before really starting to use it. They STILL endlessly blast you with that self-promotion. Full-page ads, at that. I'm immediately having regrets about my decision to switch. I'll be primarily using Thunderbird on desktop, and on Mobile if/when they get around to the k-9 to Thunderbird switch, so I don't get their self promo there. But the behavior in general doesn't bode well.