{"id":264944,"date":"2023-12-06T03:49:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=319375"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:28:25","slug":"google-updates-gmail-to-fight-spam-better-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-updates-gmail-to-fight-spam-better-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Google has updated Gmail to combat spam better than ever before"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gmail is a tool that&#8217;s integral to the lives of billions of users worldwide, and spam has always been one of its major issues. That&#8217;s why Google&#8217;s latest improvement will allow Gmail to <strong>filter spam more effectively than ever before<\/strong>, significantly reducing the number of fraudulent emails that users receive in their inboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s always been a nuisance, which is why it&#8217;s noteworthy that <strong>Google is taking such measures to prioritize the well-being<\/strong> of Gmail users. Implementing stricter filters to prevent the infiltration of spam emails into both personal and professional Gmail accounts is a significant step. Since this is a recent development, <strong>users will start noticing a decrease in the volume of spam messages from now on<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/39def43a-99eb-11e6-80e4-00163ed833e7\/498173641\/gmail-logo\" alt=\"Gmail\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Gmail<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improvements against spam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2023\/11\/improving-text-classification.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Google, as explained in its security-focused blog<\/a>, has implemented a <strong>new text vectorizer<\/strong> that will prevent fraudulent messages from bypassing the quality filters that previously evaded detection without triggering alarms. Thanks to the vectorizer, Gmail will now be able to detect when a message is written deceptively, <strong>exploiting character formatting<\/strong> to bypass Google&#8217;s security measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has made efforts to <strong>implement this valuable improvement<\/strong>, but it is not the only company fighting against spam. In fact, in recent months, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-firefox-browser-tool-will-protect-your-mail-from-spam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mozilla released an extension for Firefox<\/a> aimed at creating an artificial filter for newsletters from sites where users register, thus reducing the amount of unwanted email users receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/gmail-correo-organizacion-1024x576-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anti-spam improvements\u2026 and anti-inactive accounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, <strong>Google is making efforts to protect users<\/strong> from annoying spam, but they&#8217;re also considering their own interests: inactive accounts result in an <strong>inefficient use of energy and resources<\/strong>. That&#8217;s why they&#8217;ve decided to implement measures for the first time to delete Google accounts with extremely low activity. Google set the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-mass-deletion-of-inactive-google-accounts-will-begin-on-december-1-so-you-can-prevent-yours-from-being-deleted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">inactivity time limit at two years<\/a>, giving <strong>users 24 months to use their account<\/strong> at least once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding how to <strong>let Google know that an account is active<\/strong>, there are several actions that would certify to the big G <strong>that an account is being used and shouldn&#8217;t be deleted<\/strong>: watching videos on YouTube (as it moves the history of that account), having devices logged into that account, sending emails\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/39def43a-99eb-11e6-80e4-00163ed833e7\/498173641\/gmail-logo\" alt=\"Gmail\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Gmail<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/gmail.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gmail is a tool that&#8217;s integral to the lives of billions of users worldwide, and spam has always been one of its major issues. That&#8217;s why Google&#8217;s latest improvement will allow Gmail to filter spam more effectively than ever before, significantly reducing the number of fraudulent emails that users receive in their inboxes. It&#8217;s always &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-updates-gmail-to-fight-spam-better-than-ever\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Google has updated Gmail to combat spam better than ever before&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":264946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1054],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-264944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-gmail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315916,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264944\/revisions\/315916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264944"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=264944"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=264944"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=264944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}