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[–] LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 hours ago

Ding! Ding!

This is the real answer: mail providers get to track you, your service get constant confirmation that your email is live (so they can send more ads from themselves plus their 400 closest affiliates). It's a win-win situation for everyone /s.

"The ~~beatings~~ enshitification will continue, until moral is improved."