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Here's the easiest way to unsubscribe from annoying emails

Gmail and Outlook step in to make it easy to unsubscribe from newsletters and mailing lists.

Headshot of Sharon Profis
Headshot of Sharon Profis
Sharon Profis Former Vice President of Content, CNET Studios
As vice president of CNET Studios, Sharon led the video, social, editorial design, and branded-content teams. Before that role, Sharon led content development and launched new verticals for CNET, including Wellness, Money, and How To. A tech expert herself, she's reviewed and covered countless products, hosted hundreds of videos, and appeared on shows like Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, and Today. Sharon is also a recurring Best of Beauty Awards judge for Allure, and she's an avid chef -- she's developed and published hundreds of recipes, and she hosts the cooking segment Farm to Fork on PBS nationwide.
Credentials
  • Webby Award ("How To, Explainer, and DIY Video"); Folio Changemaker Award, 2020
Sharon Profis

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It's common practice that newsletters from retail websites and the like include an "unsubscribe" link in their emails, but that's often buried under fine print and a swath of ads. At some point, unsubscribing becomes such a chore, it's easier to just delete new messages.

Some email providers recognize this, and have stepped in to make it easier to unsubscribe.

In Gmail, look out for an "Unsubscribe" link at the very top of your email, and Gmail will remove you from the mailing list.

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Gmail now surfaces the "Unsubscribe" link to the top of messages. Screenshot by Sharon Profis/CNET.

In Outlook, the "Unsubscribe" link appears at the bottom of the message window.