At the same time, I've seen the continual rise of spam.
We all know what spam is and nobody enjoys having to constantly sift through those unwanted emails to get to those we want to read. And yet so many simply delete spam from the inbox and think nothing of it.
Deleting spam doesn't help lower the surplus population of offending emails.
Instead, what you need to do is report those emails as spam to Google.
It only takes a second or two to do so and it has the added benefit of sending a copy of the offending email to Google, which can analyze it to protect you and other users from similar spam and even abuse.
Even better, the more emails you report as spam, the better Gmail learns your preferences and will be more capable of blocking spam from even reaching your inbox.
In other words, you do benefit from reporting emails as spam.
Since I started reporting emails as spam, the amount of junk and abusive emails I receive has dramatically declined in my Gmail account.
Some prefer the faster, spam button method because it's more efficient, and it doesn't require you to open the email in question.
Next, go through your inbox and locate any instance of spam you can find.
Do be careful to make sure the email you target is spam and not a missive from someone you need to hear from.
Gmail will then pop-up a new window asking you to select either Report Spam or Unsubscribe.
This is a good final check to make sure you're not reporting an innocent subscription email as spam.
If it is spam, click Report Spam and you're good to go.
If it's not a subscription, you might instead see a Go to Website button along with the Report Spam button.
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Go through your inbox and select any email(s) you suspect to be spam.
If you are certain the selected email is spam, click Report and you're done.
That's all there is to reporting emails as spam in Gmail.
The more you report, the better Gmail is at blocking spam.
This Cyber News was published on www.zdnet.com. Publication date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:13:05 +0000