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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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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 54 points 1 month ago (9 children)

did they change this because i was pretty sure you can create a google account with your normal email and then add gmail on later.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Maybe it’s regional?

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