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Noticed #MetaAI is now in #WhatsApp? 🫣 If this concerns you, you're not alone 💛

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Screenshots of Meta AI in WhatsApp. Welcome message: Ask Meta AI anything. Interacting with Meta AI: “How can I disable you?”, “Meta AI is integrated into this experience, so you can’t disable it completely”.

How to turn off Meta AI? You can’t, but... | Tuta

Noticed an AI assistant is now in your WhatsApp? Meta’s AI feature is now being rolled out in the EU and you can’t turn it off – but you can stop the AI invasion by opting for privacy-focused alternatives.
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David
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Today I informed my contacts that I'm leaving the entire META ecosystem next week. For now, I'll be using Telegram (very popular in Spain) and Signal. I'll also be deleting my Facebook and Instagram accounts.
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Mathias Hasselmann
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More interesting question: "When will Meta compensate for all the copyright infrigments it committed while training their AI? What policies are established to effectively prevent such theft in the future?"
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Phil Betts
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"switch apps" is a pretty deceptive solution for a clickbait headline. Not good when you're pitching on trust. Do better.
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Tuta
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@tsyum @philbetts Thanks for your feedback, noted. Unfortunately, in this case there's no other way - if you want to get away from Meta AI.
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Gustavo
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@tsyum @philbetts If you count as "get away from Meta AI" as disabling its interface from WhatsApp, then that's incorrect.

It's possible to remove Meta AI from WhatsApp: switch to a language it doesn't support, and, if they support this language in the future, switch to other language it doesn't support. Works best if you already memorized the position of every single button or if you know that other language. Extra points: other people using your phone will not understand a single thing.

Let be real, until something horrible happens, like Meta stealing their money, my contacts are not migrating off WhatsApp. It even looks like those people love AI: I'm REALLY annoyed on how many people are posting fake Ghibli AI images on their status.

@ts 🚉 @Phil Betts
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RPL
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I wish Element X was easier for people to join. I'm happy with it but I highly doubt I can get my retired parents or non-techie friends to use it.
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Andreas
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The article is missing @pixelfed as direct, but better, Instagram replacement.
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@ePD5qRxX @PixelFed Thanks for the feedback, will keep this in mind for future posts!
@Pixelfed @Andreas
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troy_frizzell
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Imagine still using facebook and its shitty family in 2025.

WTF

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B O
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appreciate the well written post but can you get rid of the clickbait title and just write “there’s no option to get rid of it, just switch to signal”
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Graeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Graeme 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Bin whatsapp. Bin facepalm.. Bin all the right wind techbro stuff...
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Vit Ekorre
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I would have liked to read more about what is known about how this changes privacy concerns regarding WhatsApp
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