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Google Will Mass Delete Old Gmail And Photos Content Next Week
(www.forbes.com)
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this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2023
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I would think it's a matter of stale data. If they delete it all, people may create new accounts, and re-upload what's actually important (or download what's important), giving Google more data points.
Win/win for Google.