{"id":2187,"date":"2026-01-24T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/gmails-spam-filter-and-automatic-sorting-are-broken\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:54:10","slug":"gmails-spam-filter-and-automatic-sorting-are-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/gmails-spam-filter-and-automatic-sorting-are-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail\u2019s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/acastro_STK459_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Some Gmail users have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GMail\/comments\/1qln9zp\/gmail_not_filtering_promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reports<\/a> have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GMail\/comments\/1qlpc1d\/whats_happening_with_gmail\/?share_id=M9G3ZxSQD7eml9M0s8FFz&amp;utm_content=1&amp;utm_medium=android_app&amp;utm_name=androidcss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hitting<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/mail\/threads?hl=en&amp;thread_filter=(%27promotion%27)&amp;sjid=15078895787479354225-NA&amp;max_results=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google forums<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GMail\/comments\/1qlq1pm\/major_gmail_disruptionshields_down\/?share_id=Uzo5wrqP45o77MY68Ra79&amp;utm_content=1&amp;utm_medium=android_app&amp;utm_name=androidcss&amp;utm_source=share&amp;utm_term=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> that messages are bypassing the Updates and Promotional filters and going straight to Gmail inboxes. Some are also reporting seeing a banner at the top of some messages warning them to \u00ab\u00a0be careful with this message,\u00a0\u00bb explaining that it hasn&rsquo;t been fully scanned for spam or malware.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Google acknowledged the issue, posting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/appsstatus\/dashboard\/incidents\/NNnDkY9CJ36annsfytjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workspace Status Dashboard<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Gmail users might see banners indicating missing spam checks.We are experiencing an issue with Gmail beg \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/867247\/gmails-spam-filter-broken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Gmail users have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their 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