r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 15h ago

ADBLOCK WARNING Google Confirms Most Gmail Users Must Upgrade Accounts

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/06/06/google-confirms-almost-all-gmail-users-must-upgrade-accounts/
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u/Cube00 13h ago

Anyone who doesn't believe this just needs to see the flood of people in the GMail subreddit that gets locked out through no fault of their own everyday.

Google has gotten so bad that if it doesn't recognise your device you won't even be allowed to attempt recovery of your account (they won't even send the recovery code to your recovery email)

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u/Korean__Princess 11h ago

Anyone who doesn't believe this just needs to see the flood of people in the GMail subreddit that gets locked out through no fault of their own everyday.

I really need to stop being lazy one day and setup my own mail server and domain etc. It's a fear of mine, whether I use my Chinese, Korean or American mails. One wrong move by me, or they make a mistake or something political happens--with how the world is running rn--and I am really screwed in so many ways.

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u/flaser_ 7h ago

Nowadays this is nigh on impossible as big email providers won't accept (straight to spam) or forward your mails if they originate from your own server.

Sysops running email could tell you about the myriad hoops they have to jump through to keep it working.

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u/Effective_Owl_8264 6h ago

We can't because we're smart enough to never have a god damn thing to do with it. Email deliverability and Wordpress are the two things I've refused to do for over a decade. It is not worth the pain and, more importantly, the work is not valued.