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Hacker NewsPublished: Apr 22, 2026, 13:00 JST

Growing backlash against AI in everyday products — users want the ability to block AI features entirely

A discussion on Hacker News (a technology forum) gained 186 upvotes and 77 comments when a user compared their exhaustion with AI-saturated products to their decision to quit Facebook years ago, saying they now want browser-level blocking of anything AI-related.

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