The world’s most used email client Gmail The ads shown in it attract a lot of reaction among users. started.
Gmail There have been advertisements in it for a very, very long time. Although most people were not very happy with these ads, they were not overly annoyed. Because ads (Only certain categories) comes out at the top, so real emails and ads could be separated easily. This situation has recently started to change. internet giant Googletaking a very reactive step started inserting, or in other words mixing, ads between emails. Ads between emails in their inboxes, next to them “ad / name” although it was not well received. These mid-page ads, which are only seen in the web version for now, are expected to be moved to the top again after the reactions, but no one can say for sure. This infrastructure is currently causing confusion and anger in a large number of users. In the meanwhile, there are also reactions to Google regarding the mobile version of Gmail, especially for ads. The company is currently using an example in mobile applications. Here you can see It also started showing big-picture ads. A user got very angry about this and “This is ridiculous Google. Half of my screen shouldn’t be the damn ads! Are you kidding me?” said.
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As a person who works very hard to keep my email in check, I am absolutely INCENSED that Gmail is just putting random ads in my inbox now??? pic.twitter.com/5LompTLLPL
— rosemary h (@rohallma) May 3, 2023
no @gmail, how to get these ads out of my inbox feeds? This is such a shitty experience. pic.twitter.com/EsyxzxcZ3h
— olivia ✨ (@oliviahoskin) May 3, 2023
.@gmail @Google this should be illegal. Put the ads back at the top pic.twitter.com/F7LJuZgxhH
— Connor Marshall (@Marshallc6) May 3, 2023
About advertisements within the Service, Google: explains: “When you open Gmail, you’ll see ads chosen to show the most useful and relevant products. The process of selecting and showing personalized ads in Gmail is fully automated. These ads are shown based on activities you perform while logged in to Google. We don’t scan or read your Gmail messages to show ads. Google does not sell your personal information. This includes your Gmail and Google Account information. In addition, your information will not be shared with advertisers unless you ask us otherwise. We are mindful of the types of content we advertise. For example, Google; does not target ads to users based on sensitive information such as race, religion, sexual orientation, health or financial categories. Ads shown in Gmail are subject to Gmail advertising policies.”