Gmail users are mad about sponsored ads they say are now appearing in the middle of their inboxes, versus at the very top where they can more easily be distinguished from genuine emails.
Gmail has long selected ads it identifies as relevant to account holders based on their browsing activity, automatically displaying them in users' inboxes while they are signed into Google. But now, instead of appearing in users' inboxes under the free email service's"Promotions" and"Social" tabs, the ads are popping up in between non-sponsored emails — and people who use Gmail are not happy about it.
Users on Twitter complained that the placement of the ads makes it harder to sort through one's email and keep inboxes clean. "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???" tweeted one user who shared an image of her inbox.
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???
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