Gmail has started showing more annoying ads in the middle of some users’ inboxes.
Several screenshots posted on Twitter show promotional messages mixed with real emails on the web from Gmail, and users are not very happy about it.
Although Gmail has been placing ads at the top of section inboxes for a long time promotions It is Socialbut he never dared insert them between messages.
The new positioning makes it even more confusing to distinguish between real emails and advertisements., even though the ads show a small green icon next to them. It’s not clear if this is a test or a phased release.
Google Is Going Crazy With Gmail Ads Now pic.twitter.com/7ls0wTHoNR
—Mark Irvine, for parody
(@MarkIrvine89) May 2, 2023
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Additionally, in recent weeks, some users of the Gmail mobile app have also started seeing ads with unsightly full-size images in their inboxes.
Since selling your data wasn’t enough, they now have full size ads in the Gmail app.
(I recently purchased shoes from a site on vpn through a secondary account; the only way Google would know about this is by reading my email about order updates. and no, I haven’t shared my… pic.twitter.com/hTLfDI2ILu
—Sahil Bawa (@MrSahilBawa) April 29, 2023
In response to a user’s concerns about placing ads in the middle of the Twitter inbox, the official Gmail account vaguely said that “doesn’t sound good” and directed them to a support page that explains how ads work.