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Skype does not allow users a granular control of notifications

Author
benthompson
Date
18 Aug 2023

“Skype is sending this notification once per day. For a communications app to abuse notifications in this way is unconscionable. Of course I can’t turn them off. I just have to endure the abuse. Absolute shame on Skype and Microsoft.”

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