Updates the email preferences for a Merchant Center account user. Advanced account users should specify the advanced account rather than a sub-account of the advanced account.
Preferences which are not explicitly selected in the update mask will not be updated.
It is invalid for updates to specify an UNCONFIRMED opt-in status value.
Use the name=accounts/*/users/me/emailPreferences alias to update preferences for the authenticated user.
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