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Policy2026-08-18 · source-backed
Jessamyn West published NoToAI.org after fielding repeated questions at library drop-in sessions about removing unwanted AI features, with step-by-step instructions for Adobe Acrobat, Android/Gemini, Alexa, Apple Intelligence and Siri, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, DuckDuckGo, Google Workspace, Slack, WhatsApp, Zoom, Windows 11/Copilot, and Yahoo Mail. The signal is the source: not a tech-press hot take but a public-service reference maintained by a librarian for ordinary users who experience default-on AI as an imposition. If you ship AI features, a discoverable off switch is becoming table stakes.
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Gemini uses Chrome / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini uses Chrome); both cover Chrome, Edge, Firefox; overlapping topics (chrome, edge).
Writer uses Slack / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Writer uses Slack); both cover Android, Chrome, Windows; overlapping topics (chrome, featur).
Gemini built by Google / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini built by Google); both cover Android, Chrome, Gemini; overlapping topics (android, chrome).
OpenAI partners with Slack / Shared entities / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (OpenAI partners with Slack); both cover Gemini, Slack, Zoom; earlier Gemini coverage from 2026-07-30.
Gemini uses Chrome / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini uses Chrome); both cover Chrome, Edge; overlapping topics (chrome, edge).
OpenClaw supports WhatsApp / Shared entities / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (OpenClaw supports WhatsApp); both cover Chrome, Copilot, Gemini; earlier Chrome coverage from 2026-08-10.
Viktor partners with Slack / Shared entities / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Viktor partners with Slack); both cover Gemini, Slack, Windows; earlier Gemini coverage from 2026-07-29.
Gemini built by Google / Shared entities / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Gemini built by Google); both cover Chrome, Gemini, Windows; earlier Chrome coverage from 2026-06-28.