The unsubscribe link is more effective at stopping unwanted emails. I automatically unsubscribe people who mark email as spam but lots of marketers dont do tha

The unsubscribe link is more effective at stopping unwanted emails. I automatically unsubscribe people who mark email as spam but lots of marketers dont do that so you will still receive emails. Most legitimate companies will respect the unsubscribe links as that is required by law and they invested more infrastructure around that functionality. I wouldn't click on links from phishing attempts or emails from sketchy services I never signed up. Anything semi-legit is better handled through the unsubscribe link first.