this post was submitted on 11 May 2025
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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Is this a US thing? I tried to go to the /extensions subpage but I get routed to the main page every time.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably testing in us to roll out to everyone else later

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I’m covered by gdpr but it was active. Links maybe fixed?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the US, I didn't see an extensions page either.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

It's likely changed by now or they canceled the roll out. All this happened several months ago. Including push back of pissed people and that a lot of ai stuff hasn't worked all that reliably.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago

The picture shows Jan 20th, so it may have all been changed since this was posted

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are you logged in to your Google account? It works for me when I’m logged in, but otherwise redirects.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Using a normal Google account it has a bunch of checkmarks on https://gemini.google.com/u/1/apps but this is not available on my Workspace account.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah same here. My Google. Apps / g suite / workspace / whatever you call it doesn't allow it to turn off.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I am, I even used Chrome to go to that page.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You should have been rerouted to a /apps subpage asking what apps you wanted to use Gemini in.

[–] Sat 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It shows extensions for me but it's all off. I did not change anything.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Hey everyone, I know it's going to be a busy day for a lot of people, but Google enrolled everyone over 18 into their AI program automatically.

If you have a google account, first go to https://gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off.

Then you need to go to https://myactivity.google.com/product/gemini and turn off all Gemini activity tracking. You do have to do them in that order to make sure it works.

Honestly, I'm not sure how long this will last, but this should keep Gemini off your projects for a bit.

I saw this over on bluesky and figured it would be good to spread on here. It only takes a few minutes to do.

Edit: links now work again

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's off for me by default, not sure why

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Is your location in google somewhere in europe?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

UK I think, although after checking from a pc, google flights, hotels, and maps were enabled instead of greyed out like on mobile

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Might be a european thing, i need to check on my end

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the links no longer work.

Your second link will work if you remove the space before "gemini". I just used it and it worked fine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks! Fixed

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks for that! I had most disabled, but missed one switch, or they just added it and made it on by default. Pesky bitches.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Extensions link just send me straight to the regular Gemini page no matter what. No way to find extensions from there

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There is exactly zero chance this shit will fly in the EU.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

EU customers are opted out by default.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It has been flying for decades... I am tired of these cope shit posts lol

Unless you take care of your own situation, then someone else will and it won't be daddy government. Get a fucking glue

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A glue? To sniff it, like you obviously did?

[–] LostWanderer 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I already had everything turned off anyway...Turns out past me made sure that Gemini couldn't invade my life!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same! Already got fed up with google awhile back and turned everything off. Next goal is to completely de-google.

[–] LostWanderer 8 points 1 month ago

I want to, but there are critical accounts that won't let me change the associated email (or an account that would require my former employer to change, ROFL). I'm happy you can de-Google.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

Uuuugghhghh. Must degoogle… faster!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Thanks, fyi for me I had to go to: https://gemini.google.com/apps for the first link.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

Yes, but that also often require migrating to other services, and I'm already getting weird looks for having an e-mail that doesn't end in gmail, and often people are asking me for a "gmail account" too.

Also good luck without YouTube (all respects to those who can do without).

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So what you're saying is, clear out all of your documents and replace it with the most garbage fanfic gibberish you can find.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yea is m offloading my Google photos and docs again soon.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Important safety tip.

Thanks, Ray.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

january 2025...!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

I agree with deleting forced installations. If I was presented with the option and chose yes, is there something detrimental about installing or using Gemini? I haven't used AI consciously yet but that is all I read about lately.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

What does that even mean? Did they integrate Gemini to all their core products?

That said, I use Gemini occasionally, and it seems useful to me, although I still take the information it generates with caution, and I prefer to read documentation for whatever I want to do, because I don't want to blindly follow what LLM's generate (that's just asking for problems).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Thanks. I just turned it all off.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I guess they learned nothing from Google Buzz.