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Google's practice of requiring Gmail addresses for user accounts is illegal, according to a German court ruling. The parent company of GMX and Web.de (Ionos) had filed a lawsuit. (www.zdfheute.de)
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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago

The District Court of Mainz has prohibited the US technology giant from prefering to Gmail's own mail service when users set up an Android smartphone and create a Google account. A Google account is required for the Google Play app store or log in to Youtube.