Option to report a sender as spam #7

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opened 2025-03-17 01:44:35 -04:00 by anna-st-40 · 2 comments
anna-st-40 commented 2025-03-17 01:44:35 -04:00 (Migrated from github.com)

When deleting / unsubscribing, give the user an option to also report the sender as spam to Google.

When deleting / unsubscribing, give the user an option to also report the sender as spam to Google.
medic17 commented 2025-11-10 09:47:55 -05:00 (Migrated from github.com)

A fair idea. A note of caution though, Google on purpose created a difference between unsubscribe and report spam. The reason is that many times the email itself was solicited and the sender should not be penalized. This newish mechanism gives the user an easier UX instead of clicking a link some ware unpredictable in the email.

I suggest that we give the user a UI hint or warning that makes sure the user, who is mass reporting 10,000+ emails, actually means to report them as spam not just unsubscribe. The difference is not obvious to a typical user.

Also worth testing if such mass reporting may have negative consequences to the user themselves by having Google increase suspicion of them as a bot as no human would file so many reports :)

A fair idea. A note of caution though, Google on purpose created a difference between `unsubscribe` and `report spam`. The reason is that many times the email itself *was* solicited and the sender should not be penalized. This newish mechanism gives the user an easier UX instead of clicking a link some ware unpredictable in the email. I suggest that we give the user a UI hint or warning that makes sure the user, who is mass reporting 10,000+ emails, actually means to report them as spam not just unsubscribe. The difference is not obvious to a typical user. Also worth testing if such mass reporting may have negative consequences to the user themselves by having Google increase suspicion of them as a bot as no human would file so many reports :)
anna-st-40 commented 2025-11-10 13:44:59 -05:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Also worth testing if such mass reporting may have negative consequences to the user themselves by having Google increase suspicion of them as a bot as no human would file so many reports

Good point. Currently, the unsubscribe action only unsubscribes on the most recent email, emulating what a user would do manually. The same thing could be done for reporting spam.

> Also worth testing if such mass reporting may have negative consequences to the user themselves by having Google increase suspicion of them as a bot as no human would file so many reports Good point. Currently, the unsubscribe action only unsubscribes on the most recent email, emulating what a user would do manually. The same thing could be done for reporting spam.
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