Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoLooks at the ad in my Gmailmidwest.socialimagemessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up1375arrow-down1imageLooks at the ad in my Gmailmidwest.socialPandantic [they/them]@midwest.social to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square48linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepete_the_cat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·2 years agoI’ve used Gmail since 2005 and don’t ever remember seeing ads, but then again I use ad blockers on pretty much all my devices.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years ago2000 or so for me. I have no idea how people are seeing ads in their inbox.
minus-squarepete_the_cat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoThe public beta started in like 04 or 05 IIRC, I got my Gmail account my freshman year of college. I guess you were one of the cool people that got in on the closed beta.
minus-squareidunnololz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI was able to see ads but I had to look for it. I can see them if I enable the promotions section and the look in the promotions section.
minus-squarepete_the_cat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoSo the ads are in the section labeled “ads”, who would have thought! (not being snide with you, just that’s where they should be haha)
minus-squareEuroNutellaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agogive it a few years and you’ll be seeing only ads and maybe an occasional email.
I’ve used Gmail since 2005 and don’t ever remember seeing ads, but then again I use ad blockers on pretty much all my devices.
2000 or so for me. I have no idea how people are seeing ads in their inbox.
The public beta started in like 04 or 05 IIRC, I got my Gmail account my freshman year of college. I guess you were one of the cool people that got in on the closed beta.
I was able to see ads but I had to look for it. I can see them if I enable the promotions section and the look in the promotions section.
So the ads are in the section labeled “ads”, who would have thought! (not being snide with you, just that’s where they should be haha)
give it a few years and you’ll be seeing only ads and maybe an occasional email.