Google Calendar Now Lets Users Block Colleagues' Spam
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Quick answer
Google has added a user-blocking feature to Google Calendar to eliminate spam and unwanted invitations from colleagues or other accounts.
Google has begun rolling out a new feature in its Calendar service that allows users to block unwanted invitation senders. Events and meetings from blocked accounts will now be automatically removed from your schedule, and no new notifications will be received.
The block operates at the Google account level, meaning a blocked user in Calendar is also excluded from other services like Gmail. Conversely, blocking a user in Gmail automatically extends to Calendar.
However, the new feature is not available to everyone yet. Currently, only corporate Google Workspace clients and Workspace Individual subscribers can use it. Deployment has started but may take up to 15 days to complete. For invitations from users without Google accounts, Google recommends blocking them via Gmail to prevent event creation.
Common questions
- How does user blocking work in Google Calendar?
- Blocking a user removes all their events and invitations from your Calendar and stops new notifications. The block applies across all Google services, including Gmail.
- Who can access the new blocking feature?
- The feature is currently available only to Google Workspace and Workspace Individual subscribers. Regular users cannot use it yet.
- What if invitations come from non-Google accounts?
- Google recommends blocking such users via Gmail to prevent them from creating events in your Calendar.
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