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GMail identified as major source of AI-generated spam

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John Scalzi has noted that GMail has become a significant source of spam, particularly AI-generated spam. This trend is causing messages originating from GMail to be increasingly flagged as spam themselves. Scalzi suggests that users might consider abandoning their primary GMail address due to these issues. AI

IMPACT The proliferation of AI-generated spam via GMail could degrade email deliverability and user trust in the platform.

RANK_REASON The item is an observation about a widely used service (GMail) being a source of spam, rather than a direct announcement or product release from the service provider.

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GMail identified as major source of AI-generated spam

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    John Scalzi observes that GMail is now the source of much of the world's spam, especially AI-generated spam, and GMail-originated messages are increasingly at-r

    John Scalzi observes that GMail is now the source of much of the world's spam, especially AI-generated spam, and GMail-originated messages are increasingly at-risk of going to spam folders. Maybe it's time to ditch that primary GMail address, if you haven't already. Read more: ht…

    LINKS danq.me/…/i-regret-to-say-that-gmail-is-n…

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