How to stop unwanted emails from Nextdoor?
Summary
What email marketers say12Marketer opinions
Email marketer from Reddit recommends going into Nextdoor's settings and adjusting the email notification frequency to 'digest' or turning them off completely. This can help reduce the number of emails received.
Email marketer from Quora shares that a simple solution is to block the sender's email address directly in your email client. This will prevent any future emails from Nextdoor from reaching your inbox.
Email marketer from Reddit suggests muting individual neighborhoods within Nextdoor if the emails are related to specific neighborhood posts. This can be done in the settings.
Email marketer from Consumer Reports, that by using email aliases (if your email provider supports them), you can compartmentalize your email addresses. If Nextdoor starts spamming the alias, you can simply disable that alias without affecting your primary email.
Marketer from Email Geeks suggests leveraging GDPR by contacting Nextdoor's EMEA HQ or Data Protection Officer, emphasizing that mentioning GDPR compliance can often prompt companies to remove individuals from their mailing lists. They also describe how to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commissioner if Nextdoor doesn't respond.
Email marketer from Privacy Bee shares that one can utilize data privacy services to automate opt-outs from data brokers that feed contact information to platforms like Nextdoor. This helps in minimizing exposure and consequently, unwanted emails.
Email marketer from Mailrelay suggests setting up email filters in your email client to automatically archive or delete emails from Nextdoor based on the sender's address or subject line. This allows you to avoid seeing the emails without unsubscribing.
Email marketer from Stack Exchange explains how to create mail filtering rules (using something like procmail) to automatically delete the Nextdoor emails as they arrive. The user needs to configure rules to match Nextdoor's send pattern.
Email marketer from Slickdeals recommends unsubscribing from Nextdoor emails, and then reporting the remaining ones as spam to further ensure they stop sending emails and potentially alert email providers of their behavior.
Marketer from Email Geeks questions the benefits of a convoluted unsubscribe process, suggesting that it might not be worth the cost if it leads to customer churn.
Email marketer from Quora explains that you can unsubscribe from Nextdoor emails by finding the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email they send. Clicking this link should take you to a page where you can manage your email preferences or unsubscribe completely.
Marketer from Email Geeks shares their frustration with Nextdoor's email opt-out process, noting that unsubscribing from one email stream doesn't unsubscribe them from others, and some streams require login to unsubscribe.
What the experts say6Expert opinions
Expert from Email Geeks shares her experience with Nextdoor's difficult opt-out process, highlighting that their practices, while annoying, may not violate CAN-SPAM if they add new email streams and the recipient hasn't opted out of those specifically. She notes that the common interpretation of CAN-SPAM is that opting out applies only to the specific email stream, not all communications from the company.
Expert from Email Geeks raises the question of whether Nextdoor is violating CCPA and GDPR with their email practices.
Expert from Spamresource.com mentions the importance of unsubscribing, but advises to be cautious about it. Only click the link to unsubscribe if you trust the website that is sending you the message, otherwise report it as spam.
Expert from Word to the Wise explains that filing a complaint with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) about the unwanted emails is a viable option, especially if the sender violates CAN-SPAM. Even if individual action isn't taken, the aggregated complaints help the FTC identify and address widespread issues.
Expert from Word to the Wise Staff explains that while the article focuses on scams, it implicitly advises users to be cautious about providing their email address to websites like Nextdoor to avoid potential unwanted emails. Verify legitimacy and carefully review privacy policies.
Expert from Email Geeks shares that they resorted to blocking Nextdoor's emails due to the frustration of receiving them again.
What the documentation says3Technical articles
Documentation from Nextdoor Help Center details how to change the frequency of digest emails (daily/weekly) in the settings menu. It allows a user to still have some visibility without receiving every email.
Documentation from Nextdoor Help Center outlines that members can unsubscribe from all Nextdoor emails by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any Nextdoor email. However, this may limit the functionality of the platform.
Documentation from Nextdoor Help Center explains that members can adjust their email notification settings from their account settings. They can choose to receive fewer emails by turning off specific types of notifications or switching to a daily or weekly digest.