Topic: Apple Mail

The hosts discuss ongoing technical difficulties with newsletter delivery, noting that Gmail and Apple Mail frequently flag their content as spam. They recommend ProtonMail as a more reliable alternative for subscribers. The segment concludes with birthday wishes for Tom Turner, Matthew Hoffman, and Dame Jennifer, who is celebrating her 33rd birthday.

The No Agenda newsletter faced significant delivery issues, with many subscribers using Apple Mail and Gmail reporting that they did not receive the latest update. The hosts discuss technical causes such as DMARC record tightening and aggressive spam filtering by major tech platforms, recommending ProtonMail as a more reliable alternative.

The release of iOS 9 introduced mobile ad-blocking capabilities, which significantly improve page load speeds and reduce data costs for users. Industry executives, including John Steinberg of the Daily Mail, suggest that publishers will pivot toward "native advertising" and "hard-coded" ads to bypass these blockers.