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Email is the communication tool of the modern world, but that communication often comes with a price. Spam filters might not catch all of your unwanted emails, and anyone who has your email address can send you a message whenever they want. Fortunately, you can either use Gmail itself or add an extension to your browser to block unwanted messages once and for all. The senders that you block won’t be able to tell that you blocked them, so you can avoid any sticky situations as you declutter your inbox. Things You Should Know
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Advertisement About This ArticleArticle SummaryX 1. Sign in to Gmail. Did this summary help you? Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 510,154 times. Is this article up to date?How do I permanently stop unwanted emails?Top Rated. Report the email as spam.. Block spam email addresses.. Change your email privacy settings.. Unsubscribe from unwanted newsletters or mailing lists.. Use a secondary email address.. Use a third-party email filter.. Delete suspicious emails.. Protect your device against malicious spam.. Why am I still getting emails from blocked senders Gmail?The “block” option doesn't do what some people think (or wish) it did. It doesn't actually prevent emails from that sender from being delivered - which would generate a “bounce” notification. It simply marks all future email from that sender as spam.
Can you automatically block an email address in Gmail?As an administrator, you can help prevent spam and malicious email by adding email addresses or entire domains to a blocked senders list. This way, you're automatically rejecting messages from them.
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