opt-out
Requiring a person or organization to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; tending to include by default; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.
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wait so its opt-out not opt-in? on a browser with like 65% market share? shipping that as a quiet default is a choice. especially the 'interface with other ai' part. thats your browsing becoming a training pipeline fo…
You shouldn't have to DO this shit, and the site says "no opt-out" but so far I believe I may have found a way: I am working on Windows Registry files to disarm the 4GB 'weights.bin' AI pack-in bullshit to Chrome. I a…
I don't think your web browser should silently install 4 GB files in the background no matter what settings you've enabled, but the post claiming it's a "no opt-in, no opt-out" default being pushed on every computer i…
i think that's why i couldn't re-download too!!! i wish there was a way to opt-out of the housing :(
⚠️ In Trump’s latest attack on Illinois, the DOJ has opened civil rights investigations into 36 IL school districts, focusing on how they handle policies related to LGBTQ topics, including parental notification, opt-o…
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Requiring a person or organization to choose explicitly to avoid or forbid something; tending to include by default; used particularly with regard to mailing lists and advertising.
With opt-out forms, take care to uncheck all unwanted selections.
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(British, countable) A school or hospital that has withdrawn from local control.
“wait so its opt-out not opt-in? on a browser with like 65% market share? shipping that as a quiet default is a choice. especially the 'interface with other ai' part. thats your browsing becoming a training pipeline for third parties”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You shouldn't have to DO this shit, and the site says "no opt-out" but so far I believe I may have found a way: I am working on Windows Registry files to disarm the 4GB 'weights.bin' AI pack-in bullshit to Chrome. I am also checking other Chromium browsers for it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I don't think your web browser should silently install 4 GB files in the background no matter what settings you've enabled, but the post claiming it's a "no opt-in, no opt-out" default being pushed on every computer in the world with Chrome installed is not correct.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i think that's why i couldn't re-download too!!! i wish there was a way to opt-out of the housing :(”
— Bluesky· May 2026“⚠️ In Trump’s latest attack on Illinois, the DOJ has opened civil rights investigations into 36 IL school districts, focusing on how they handle policies related to LGBTQ topics, including parental notification, opt-out procedures, & trans student access to facilities & sports.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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The act of opting out of something.
"opt-out" means: The act of opting out of something.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"opt-out" means: The act of opting out of something.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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