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Google spams users with Gemini marketing despite no opt-in

A user reported receiving unsolicited marketing emails for Google's Gemini AI. The emails were sent to a personal Gmail account, which the user believes is due to a single accidental click on a Gemini promotional popup months prior. The user expressed frustration with the lack of clear opt-in mechanisms and perceived dark patterns in Google's AI product integrations. AI

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IMPACT Highlights user frustration with AI product marketing and opt-in practices.

RANK_REASON User expresses opinion on marketing practices for a product.

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Google spams users with Gemini marketing despite no opt-in

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Man is Google fucking desperate. They were spamming me Gemini marketing stuff to my personal (backup email on my gmail account) email account because I *one tim

    Man is Google fucking desperate. They were spamming me Gemini marketing stuff to my personal (backup email on my gmail account) email account because I *one time* accidentally clicked yes to their "PLEASE LET US SHOVE GEMINI INTO YOUR PHONE'S ORIFICES" popup that had nagged me 75…