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This sounds like a big deal but could we get more details from Mozilla?

An example? A screenshot?

I don’t understand, after reading, when this is happening or how.

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It does a terrible job of explaining (in fact it doesn’t even attempt to!), but I think it’s related to Meta’s new “AI social media app”:

https://about.fb.com/news/2025/04/introducing-meta-ai-app-ne...

I heard that some people are using the AI in it without realising that they are sharing their prompts publicly.

>And as always, you’re in control: nothing is shared to your feed unless you choose to post it.

You have to explicitly hit a share and post button in order to post to your feed.

It's still a problem they should fix (clearly they're not making it obvious enough that you're making your chat public), but that hardly fits Mozilla's accusation of "quietly turning private AI chats into public content." Disclaimer that I have not seen the UI, maybe it's much more misleading than it sounds.

To be fair, Meta has a history of pushing people towards sharing when they wouldn’t otherwise do so. Doesn’t explain the petition’s wording, which suggests interactions are public by default.

But Mozilla isn't showing the supposedly problematic flow. Where, exactly, are things going wrong? Show an example?

Same, here's some context:

"Meta’s rollout of social features in its stand-alone AI app, released last week. Those quiet queries — “What’s this embarrassing rash?” or “How can I tell my wife I don’t love her anymore?” — could soon be visible to anyone scrolling through the app’s Discover tab."

https://www.fastcompany.com/91327812/metas-ai-social-feed-is...

> While the company insists that “nothing is shared unless you choose to post it,” the app nonetheless nudges people to share—and overshare—whether they fully realize it or not.

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