Gmail Fixes Its Spam Filter Bug After Users Complain of Receiving NSFW Content & Dangerous Spam Mails

Gmail, one of the most widely used email services, was recently reported that it went down for some users. Many reported having been facing issue to operate the mailing service. But it was a lot more for other users and even got worse. According to reports, Gmail was suffering from a widespread problem with its email filters which caused potentially dangerous, exploitative, and NSFW messages to be directly sent to users’ inboxes. Just a few days ago, many took to Twitter reporting the technical glitch they were facing and also receiving spam mails delivered straight to their inboxes. After receiving several complaints, Gmail confirmed that the bug is now fixed. Gmail Down Funny Memes and Jokes Take Over Twitter As Inconvenienced Netizens Report Issues About Outage of Mailing Service. 

We rely on Spam filters, on every single day to protect us from unwanted messages. It automatically moves spam email messages into users’ spam folders. We rarely focus on the technology that lets so happen. It is only when the algorithms break; we suddenly realise how many emails get filtered every day. This is what some users recently faced, when their Gmail Spam Filters were not working.

Users were complaining about how their inbox flooded with spam messages, and it turned out the service was suffering from a widespread problem with its email filters. Several Gmail users took to Twitter and other social media platforms to report how they were bombarded with spam messages.

Here Are Some Tweets:

Reported the Same!

Some Also Received NSFW Spam Content

Google acknowledged the problem and Forbes reported that the glitch has now been fixed. The report stated that the spam flaw was actually a part of a bigger issue that caused emails to be delayed both when sent and received. “Some messages were delayed enough that they resulted in delivery without all spam checks completing,” the report quoted Google. “During this time, scans to filter malware and the most egregious spam and harmful content remained fully operational,” the tech giant added further. The issue has been resolved.

However, Some Users Are Still Reporting Spam Problems in Gmail

Hopefully it Will be Resolved Soon

Google further advise users to remain cautious, both when opening any unfamiliar new email and going through older messages that may have arrived during the actual outage.

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