# Microsoft Spamming Me: Broken Unsubscribe Link

- Link: https://dev.ejohnny.ro/microsoft-spamming-broken-unsubscribe/
- Published: 2024-09-26T23:44:54+03:00
- Author: eJohnny

What the heck, Microsoft?

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From **April 24, 2024**, until **May 24, 2024**, my Outlook inbox was flooded every
single weekday with unwanted spam from an address I have **never subscribed to**:`
microsoft.start@email2.microsoft.com`. The subject? “Start Daily brings you trending
news every weekday.”

Let me repeat: I **never asked for this**. I never clicked “subscribe,” I never 
signed up for daily news updates, and now my inbox is drowning in spam from you,
Microsoft. I get bombarded with enough emails on a daily basis—why are you adding
to that noise?

### A Useless Unsubscribe Link

So, naturally, I did what any reasonable person would do: I tried to **unsubscribe**.
Microsoft, you put this little unsubscribe link at the bottom of your spam emails
like a tiny gesture of false hope. And guess what? **It doesn’t even work**!

I clicked the unsubscribe link—multiple times, in fact—and every single time, I 
was greeted with either a **black screen** or some **error page**. Seriously, Microsoft?
You can’t even be bothered to make your unsubscribe process functional? Are you 
kidding me?

### How Is This Good Practice?

Here’s what I don’t get: **How is this considered acceptable in 2024**? Microsoft,
you’re a tech giant, not some shady fly-by-night operation. People trust you with
their data, and **you can’t even manage basic email etiquette**? You don’t get to
force emails on people that they never asked for, and then give them no real way
to opt out.

How did this even start? I never signed up for “Start Daily.” I didn’t ask for daily
spam clogging my inbox. So, who at Microsoft thought this was a great idea? Was 
there a meeting where someone said, “Hey, let’s just start spamming people’s inboxes
without their consent”? Because that’s what this feels like—like you’re treating
my inbox like your personal ad billboard.

### Fix It, Microsoft

What I want is simple: **Stop sending me spam**. Fix your **broken unsubscribe link**,
and give people control over what emails they receive. You’re a tech company with
endless resources; this isn’t rocket science.

If you’re reading this and you’ve experienced the same thing, **you’re not alone**.
Microsoft, it’s time to do better.

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