This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at South Carolina chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
Yesterday was the notorious pranking holiday. And in the spirit of April Fools, Google attempted to create a joke of its own.
Google created an email feature where users could respond to emails with an animated “mic drop” of a minion. However, there is a catch. If the people receiving your mic drop attempted to respond, users would not get the message. This caused a stir of upset users who thought their emails would be gone forever.
The situation escalated so far that Google had to publically apologize for their joke:
Google Gmail Blog
April Fool’s is a fun holiday, but Google clearly missed the mark. Better luck next year?