Why would anyone use this over Proton Mail or the gazillion alternatives if it treats people like shit.

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      Yes. They have always been a part of Gmail. Even back when Gmail was invite only they implemented ads (one of my accounts is from 2004).

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      I’ve never seen them and have been using it for close to 20 years now

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        They only show up if you use the tabs. And then I think they are only in Promotions.

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          I was wondering what people were talking about! Thank you!

          I too, have never seen these before in my life, and I also don’t like tabs. I turn them off for everyone I can, too. I had no idea I was also turning off these ads. Nice.

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      Yes they’ve always been a thing in the promotions/else tabs, anyone who says they aren’t around simply hasn’t clicked those tabs or registered they existed (in fairness, everything in that tab is generally an ad)

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      IDK cause I use Adguard DNS and the DDG app. I never see ads anywhere