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(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Enhancing how we handle promotional mail

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is updating its handling of promotional emails, tagging them as 'promotions' instead of 'Bulk', to better manage and identify such messages.

“Services: Microsoft Defender XDR. <p>Updated October 2, 2026: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.&nbsp;</p><p><b>[Introduction]</b></p><p>We are enhancing how <b>Microsoft Defender for Office 365</b> identifies and manages promotional email. Promotional messages will be tagged as “promotions” (…”
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