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January 25, 2026
Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken
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TL;DR
- Gmail users reported promotional emails bypassing filters and entering their main inbox.
- Some emails displayed a "be careful with this message" warning, indicating incomplete spam/malware scans.
- Google acknowledged the issue on its Workspace Status Dashboard.
- The problem was resolved on January 24th, 2026.
- Google will publish an analysis after their internal investigation.