[New post] Google pulls Gmail ‘mic drop’ feature after acknowledging prank caused embarrassment

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Friday, April 1, 2016

Ben Lovejoy posted: " Google has acknowledged that one of its April Fools jokes backfired when it started causing real embarrassment to some Gmail users. It has now pulled the joke feature. Google added a 'send + mic drop' button last night, that added a GIF of a Minion" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google Google pulls Gmail ‘mic drop’ feature after acknowledging prank caused embarrassment by Ben Lovejoy Google has acknowledged that one of its April Fools jokes backfired when it started causing real embarrassment to some Gmail users. It has now pulled the joke feature. Google added a 'send + mic drop' button last night, that added a GIF of a Minion dropping a microphone to an email reply, before archiving the thread. It was […] Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | April 1, 2016 at 3:52 am | Tags: April Fool, april fools, April Fools Day, Gmail, Google, Mic drop, Minions | Categories: Gmail, Google Corporate | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-zJn Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2016/04/01/gmail-mic-drop-prank-killed/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com