Viral "Goodbye Meta AI" Post: A Hoax That Won't Protect Your Data

'Goodbye Meta AI' is the next major spam chain mail, and no it doesn't stop Facebook scraping your data

"Share this with five friends before midnight or you may die" is a sentence that runs down the spine of many an ex-MySpace user. Not because they narrowly avoided death but because of the cringey feeling of believing that would ever work. Seemingly to counter Meta training its AI model on public posts, many are falling for chain mail once more. A new post going around Facebook and Instagram that starts with "Goodbye Meta AI" claims that those who post this and the message that follows are essentially opting out of Meta using their data to train its AI model (via BBC). This is, of course, untrue, and speaking to the BBC, a Meta spokesperson said "Sharing this story does not count as a valid form of objection". The message continues: "Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement". Yeah, that's spam chain mail if ever I've seen it. If you want to opt out of Facebook using your data to train its AI, you have to go into the app or site itself, open up "Settings and Privacy", then click "How to manage your information". When asked if this is in relation to AI, you are prompted to give a reason as to why Facebook using that data affects you. A helpful stranger on Reddit suggested writing the following: "It violates my right to privacy as provided by the European Convention of Human Rights. My data was originally provided for specific purposes and changing that purpose goes against GDPR." When I filled this out, Facebook confirmed it would honour my objection, though it's unclear if this paragraph has anything to do with it. Given filing your response is technically optional, it could just be a way for Meta to understand users' objections. The fact that you have to read through Facebook's rationale for its AI and then potentially reason your case seems absurd to me, when you can opt in and out of many uses of your data, and change how advertisements work in just a button press. Given many are falling for this chain mail -- and Meta specifically asks if objections are in relation to AI -- it all suggests that AI being trained on posts isn't a hugely popular prospect. Luckily, opting out isn't too hard once you know what to do.

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Sharing these posts may seem harmless, but don't be drawn in. There are better ways to combat the threats to our data If you've spent any time on Instagram or Facebook lately, you will probably have encountered concerned citizens sharing posts denying Meta, the parent company of both platforms as well as WhatsApp, the right to use their data to train AI systems. If it wasn't your slightly oddball old schoolfriend who posted the message, which begins "Goodbye Meta AI" and concludes "I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos", then it'll have been a Hollywood celebrity. Actor James McAvoy and former NFL player Tom Brady are among those who have posted the disclaimer. But can sharing a post really stop Meta from mining your data? The answer, I'm afraid, is a resounding no. The fear of AI hoovering up all our personal data and mulching it up into training data to help improve the systems of billion-dollar companies is, on the face of it, a valid concern. And given that the companies behind some of the biggest AI systems have shown themselves to be at best blase about things such as copyright and personal autonomy, it's little surprise there's a groundswell of public opprobrium about the potential of our data being used in this way. A third of British people told a government-commissioned survey carried out about a year ago that they did not think data use benefits all groups in society. Versions of the message, which appears to have been composed in response to a June announcement by Meta that it will use public posts to train its AI systems, have been kicking about for three weeks now. But it has gained momentum in recent days as the viral post snowballs. Google searches for "Goodbye Meta AI" have surged. It is important to put logic before emotion. Are you really going to be able to opt out of a mass data-gathering system by simply copying and pasting what your great-aunt with questionable views posted on her own Facebook profile? Don't take my word for it. A Meta spokesperson has also rubbished the post: "Sharing this story does not count as a valid form of objection," they said. Meta's factchecking teams are labelling it "false information" on Instagram. Such so-called copypasta has been kicking around the internet for years. Similar block messages of legalese text have been circulating since at least 2012, when Facebook was falsely rumoured to be about to share private photos and messages publicly. The same concern arose four years later, with the Guardian gently knocking down the panic. Both of those messages had similar wording, including citing "UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103" and the Rome Statute. Even if these messages seem harmless and sharing them might feel like hedging your bets, I'd encourage you not to be drawn in. Digital literacy in the age of AI is more important than ever, and it's vital that we are able to identify copypasta nonsense for what it is. Not only does sharing false information like this single you out as being gullible, but it is also a fruitless exercise when there are real ways of pushing back against big tech using your data. Meta says it will be sending out notifications informing users it plans to train its AI systems on user data and giving people the option to opt out. You fill out a short form and send it to Meta, and any public data will be removed (Meta has already confirmed it won't train its systems on anything you have not shared publicly). But if you miss that, or you're still keen to get ahead of it, you can opt out proactively. Click on "Settings & Privacy" in Facebook, then on "Privacy Centre" and you'll be met with some text about the AI opt-in. The second paragraph begins: "You have the right to object." Click on it to be taken to a form which allows you to express your dissent. As AI develops, it's vital we all stay abreast of the real threats to our data and how to combat them - and that we resist being drawn in by distractions such as "Goodbye Meta AI".

'Goodbye Meta AI' Is a Privacy Hoax

"Goodbye Meta AI." You may have seen these words posted on Facebook or Threads or most likely Instagram, where a viral story template has been shared by more than 500,000 users who seem to think that they're prohibiting the social media giant from using their personal information. "Goodbye Meta AI," the wall of text, often shared as a screenshot on Instagram and as a copied-and-pasted post on Facebook and Threads, reads. "Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement. If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos. I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos." Many celebrities -- from actress Julianne Moore to reportedly former NFL quarterback Tom Brady -- are among those who have reshared the message. But now, on Meta's platforms, such posts are accompanied by a note flagging it as "false" information and linking to an article titled "'Legal' Statement Does NOT Protect User Data From Meta's Generative AI -- It's Made Up" by Facebook third-party fact-checking partner Lead Stories. According to Lead Stories, social media users started noticing the spread of the "Goodbye Meta AI" copypasta -- a chunk of text that's widely spread on the internet -- at the beginning of September. Former American Idol contestant and drag queen Ada Vox warned her followers on Facebook on Sept. 7 to stop sharing the message, saying: "Hackers use posts like that to target gullible and vulnerable people to find the easiest profiles to get into. ... You are only putting a target on your back for hackers by sharing and making those ridiculous posts. The people at the highest risk for this are the older generation, so if you see them posting that, let them know." Read More: Welcome to the Golden Age of Scams It's not the first time such a privacy hoax has been spread, with similar ones on Facebook reported as far back as 2012. In May, another copypasta claiming to bar Meta from using people's personal data was debunked by fact-checking website Snopes, which said that Facebook users can't "retroactively negate the privacy or copyright terms they agreed to when they signed up" or alter new privacy terms "simply by posting a contrary legal notice on their account." As for actually preventing Meta from scraping your data to train its generative artificial intelligence models, that's a bit more complicated. Earlier this year, the company sent notifications to users in Europe informing them that it planned to use their content to help develop AI features and giving them a chance to opt out. But it only did so because of Europe's strict tech regulations. In other parts of the world -- including Australia, India, and the U.S. -- users were not notified of any change, and it's unclear how long Meta has been scraping social media posts to train its AI. According to a Meta press release last September, the company use "publicly shared posts from Instagram and Facebook -- including photos and text" to train its models but not "private posts" or "the content of your private messages with friends." A Meta spokesperson told MIT Technology Review in June that users who don't want their content to be scraped can minimize that risk by turning their accounts private. Meta did not immediately respond to TIME's request for comment.

Viral 'Goodbye Meta AI' post shared by celebrities won't actually...

Instagram and Facebook users have attempted to halt the use of their data to train Meta AI, taking to the social media apps to post a message in protest -- although it may all be for naught. The "Goodbye Meta AI" statement shared by over 600,000 people -- including celebrities like Julianne Moore, Tom Brady and Ashley Tisdale -- does not actually protect users' data from being used to train the tech giant's AI software. "Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences," the message reads. "As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement. If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos," the statement continues. "I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos." But the block of text doesn't actually forbid Meta from scraping users' publicly available content for training -- it's just a viral hoax. "Sharing this story does not count as a valid form of objection," a Meta spokesperson told BBC. The posts -- a type of mass-reposted content called "copypasta" -- have even been labeled as "false information" online by Meta's third party fact checker Lead Stories. Meta launched its generative AI features a year ago, assuring users in a press release the only "publicly shared posts" on its platforms were used to train the system. "We didn't train these models using people's private posts," the company wrote. "We also do not use the content of your private messages with friends and family to train our AIs." Drag queen and former "American Idol" contestant Ava Vox took to Facebook earlier this month to warn users that "Meta has full permission" to use data through agreed upon terms and conditions -- and that a reshared block of text will do nothing to protect privacy. "Everyone, please STOP posting that 'goodbye meta AI' BS," Vox wrote. "Hackers use posts like that to target gullible and vulnerable people to find the easiest profiles to get into," she continued. "Please stop being so naive, and become more aware of internet safety and security. You are only putting a target on your back for hackers by sharing and making those ridiculous posts." Artificial intelligence training has prompted concern for data privacy, and while people in Europe can opt out of Meta AI due to regional laws, users in the US are not granted the same protections. Instead, the best they can do is set their profiles to private.

You don't need to share that Meta AI post

These types of posts circulate every few months, tricking users who are concerned about their privacy online. The boilerplate text is easy to share, which makes them spread rapidly and widely. And they prey on people's fears about what may happen when they share parts of their personal lives on big tech platforms.If you've been checking Instagram Stories this week, you've probably seen the post: a black text box on an orange background that begins with the words "goodbye Meta AI." From there, the message goes on to proclaim that -- per the guidance of an unnamed lawyer -- Meta does not have permission to use the poster's "personal data, profile information or photos." But there's nothing legally binding about this statement. Sharing it will do nothing to protect you or your data, and users may now see the post labeled "false information" if they try to view it. Here's what you need to know. What is this thing? It feels familiar. Hoaxes like this one are as old as time -- or at least as old as a time with the internet. In online parlance they are known as copypasta, a term that comes from the way the style uses a block of text that is copied and shared over and over. Think back to the chain emails of the early online era, the ones that threatened 15 years of bad luck if you didn't forward them to 15 friends. This post is just the latest iteration of the same junk. Why am I seeing it now? These types of posts circulate every few months, tricking users who are concerned about their privacy online. The boilerplate text is easy to share, which makes them spread rapidly and widely. And they prey on people's fears about what may happen when they share parts of their personal lives on big tech platforms. Who fell for this? Hundreds of thousands of people shared the image on Instagram Stories alone, including actors Julianne Moore, Sarah Paulson and Raven-Symoné. (Plenty more people posted versions of it on Facebook and on Threads, too.) Users are right to be aware when it comes to digital safety. This post, however, will do nothing. If you were among those who shared it, don't feel bad. Just delete it. How can I spot hoaxes in the future? Grammatical errors and awkward sentences are often a hallmark of copypasta. It never hurts to do a quick Google search. You may even find that the hoax you're searching has been previously debunked. A slightly different version of this hoax went viral in May. What is Meta doing about this? The post now comes with a false information warning from Lead Stories, Facebook's third-party fact verification partner. "Fact Check: 'Legal' Statement Does NOT Protect User Data From Meta's Generative AI -- It's Made Up," reads the headline of the article that users can click into when they come across the post on Instagram Stories. Should I be worried about my personal information on Meta? No more or less than you were before this hoax started spreading. Earlier this year, Meta announced it was expanding its use of artificial intelligence, training the technology -- including its chatbot -- by feeding it public Instagram and Facebook posts. As The New York Times reported in June, there aren't any privacy laws in the United States that are specific to stopping the tech giant from using public posts for these purposes. You can, however, opt out by setting your account to private. And if you get an alert about a change to a platform's terms of service, it may warrant paying close attention to what the new language says.

The Viral 'Goodbye Meta AI' Copypasta Will Not Protect You

Resharing a post on Facebook, Instagram, or another social media platform is not how you legally protect your data or opt out of anything. "Goodbye Meta AI" is the most recent Facebook copypasta to go viral online. A chunky wall of text pasted against a hazy orange-yellow gradient background, it's complete with all the trend's hallmarks: vague references to the legal system and unilateral declarations of personal protection. It almost feels nostalgic. A blast from the compulsory chain-email past. But, unfortunately, posting an image on Facebook, Instagram, or any social media platform is not how you actually opt out of having your posts be fed to AI models. This definitely isn't the first time a meaningless copypasta has spread on the social media site. Over a decade ago, WIRED covered a popular "copyright hoax" with "pseudo-legalese" blanketing Facebook. It didn't work then, and it doesn't work now. "Goodbye Meta AI," which has been shared thousands of times including reportedly in the Instagram Stories of Tom Brady and James McAvoy, has been circulating since early September. Its claim that it can protect your data is blatantly dubious to savvy Internet users, but the underlying desire to claw back one's personal information from tech companies is a sympathetic one. The companies know so many granular details about users' lives and desires that it can be unsettling. And, in the ongoing wave of generative AI, everything posted online seems vulnerable to being scraped to train the next biggest, baddest AI model. Two major red flags that can help you immediately spot a copypasta like this are urgent calls to action and unclear references to legal situations. In this case, the image says "all members must post" to keep their data safe, and it claims to be part of an unnamed attorney's advice. The 2012 version said, "Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall." The decade-old copypasta also included a misspelled reference to a European legal contract. "While we don't currently have an opt-out feature, we've built in-platform tools that allow people to delete their personal information from chats with Meta AI across our apps," says Emil Vazquez, a spokesperson for the company, when reached via email. You can find the steps for that here. He also points out European users can object to personal info being used for AI models. Although, as WIRED reported last year, the form to object isn't going to do much, if anything, for you. So, if an errant copypasta doesn't work, what can you do to avoid having your public words and images being used for Meta's AI model or that of another AI company? Stop posting online -- that's about it. Apart from walking away and never posting again, there's not a realistic way for you to avoid the nimble scraper bots as an individual user right now. Keeping that in mind, you can take steps to reduce the amount of information publicly available on your social media profiles for a bit more privacy. Also, downloading old posts for your own records, then deleting large swathes of them from the Internet isn't a bad idea. Want to go further? Take a look at this list of websites and apps which allow you to opt out of least an aspect of their AI training practices.

Viral post falsely claims to stop Meta using your data to train AI - here's how to actually stop it

Hundreds of thousands of Instagram users, including actors Julianne Moore and Ashley Tisdale, have shared a post that supposedly revokes Meta's right to train its artificial intelligence tool using their information. "Goodbye Meta AI," it says before saying the user does "not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of personal data, profile information or photos". It doesn't work. The viral Instagram story, which was also shared by England cricketer Jonny Bairstow, is actually repurposed from an old, equally ineffective meme and Meta sources confirmed to Sky News it does not count as a valid form of objection to their new AI policies. However, there is a simple way to object that Meta has to honour. Meta AI is coming Over the next few months, Meta will start using public posts and information on UK Instagram and Facebook accounts to train its artificial intelligence, Meta AI. The new rules were supposed to roll out in June but Meta was forced to delay them to deal with changes demanded by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Now, because of those changes, the way you can object is "even simpler, more prominent and easier to find", according to Meta. How to object In the coming days, Facebook and Instagram users will start receiving notifications explaining what is changing and how to access the objection form. If a user has already objected through the old form, they will not receive a notification. That's because Meta says it will "honour their choice" and they will be excluded from the training data by default. The objection form itself has been simplified from its previous version. It now takes three clicks and only requires an email address to revoke access to your data. Anything that is not public on your account, like private posts and messages, will already be excluded from the data used to train Meta AI. Similarly, private accounts and accounts of under-18s will also be excluded. You can also object before you receive the notification by going to the Meta's "privacy centre" in your settings and clicking on the "object" hyperlink at the top. Meta isn't immediately joining new EU AI pact While Meta has tweaked its AI policy for UK accounts, some say it is holding out in the European Union (EU) because it is not joining a new pact for companies using AI. Earlier in the year, the EU passed a groundbreaking set of laws called the EU AI Act. Read more: What is the EU's new Artificial Intelligence Act? It regulates how AI can be used, and grades different AI uses based on their risk to society. All companies operating in the EU, including Meta, have to abide by the rules which are slowly coming into force. Meta says it "welcomes" the new "harmonised" rules. Read more from Sky News: UK and allies issue alert over huge China-backed botnet Cards Against Humanity sues SpaceX for $15m AI taught how to spot buildings and settlements However, an interim set of guidelines has been launched called the EU AI Pact, which hopes to get businesses following the new laws without waiting for them to come into full force. Signatories pledge to commit to governance strategies that comply with the AI Act, identify high-risk AI systems in their business and promote AI literacy among staff. Over a hundred companies signed up to the pledge, which was announced on Wednesday - but not Meta. In a statement to Sky News, the company said it is "focusing on our compliance work under the AI Act at this time" but did not rule out joining the pact in the future. "We also shouldn't lose sight of AI's huge potential to foster European innovation and enable competition or else the EU will miss out on this once-in-a-generation opportunity."

Don't be fooled! The viral 'Goodbye Meta AI' message is a hoax

Posting that you want to be exempt from AI training does not stop Meta from using your personal information for its services. In early September, social media users started to share a viral statement on their Threads, Facebook and Instagram stories that was believed to be able to stop Meta from using their personal information as it desires. The message, which was reportedly shared by more than 500,000 users, including actor Julianne Moore, started off with the words, "Goodbye Meta AI." "Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. As Meta is now a public entity all members must post a similar statement," the message continues. "If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos. I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos." However, Lead Stories, aka Facebook's fact-checking partner since 2019, says the whole thing is a hoax. In fact, Lead Stories says the statement is a good example of copypasta, which refers to the way people spread misinformation on the internet by copying and pasting something that is not true. "Does posting a statement ensure that users of Meta services will not have their data used in Meta's artificial intelligence training? No, that's not true: Posting the viral statement, or any other statement, doesn't mean that Meta will not use that data for AI training, but users in Europe can object via a form in their account settings," Lead Stories said on its official website. Former "American Idol" contestant and drag queen Ada Vox warned her followers to stop posting the false statement online because it may cause hackers to zone in on them. "Everyone, please STOP posting that 'goodbye meta AI' BS," Vox wrote on Facebook. "Hackers use posts like that to target gullible and vulnerable people to find the easiest profiles to get into." "Please stop being so naive, and become more aware of internet safety and security," Vox added. "You are only putting a target on your back for hackers by sharing and making those ridiculous posts. The people at the highest risk for this are the older generation, so if you see them posting that, let them know." In September 2023, Meta announced it was launching new generative AI features like image editing and stickers that allowed users to enhance the way they converse with one another. However, Meta's generative AI tends to gather its information from social media users' public posts and its interactions with the AI features. Therefore, Meta notified European Facebook users in a press release that they can object to their data being used this way if they go to their Facebook settings and fill out an objection form. But Meta never released a statement that guaranteed that U.S users can do the same thing. Due to this, The New York Times suggested that social media users should set their accounts to private if they don't want their personal information be used for A.I. services. Fast forward to Sept 1., a user appeared to share the first hoax statement online on Facebook. Although some people called it out for being false, the BBC reports that some celebrities have fallen for the prank, including Ashley Tisdale, who has 16.1 million followers on Instagram, and Tom Brady, who has 15 million followers.

What to know about the hoax 'Goodbye Meta AI' posts going viral on Instagram

Instagram users are sharing copy-and-paste text in their stories related to AI. If you've opened Instagram over the last few days, you've likely seen a post that begins with the words "Goodbye Meta AI." The post, most often shared on Instagram stories, features black-and-white text warning of "legal consequences" and the use of artificial intelligence by Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Threads and Facebook. "If you do not post at least once it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and photos," the text reads, in part. "I do not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of my personal data, profile information or photos." Since early September, the message has been shared widely, even though it is a hoax. More recently, when the message is shared on Instagram stories, it is blocked out by a warning that the message contains "false information." The warning directs users to a fact-check on the website LeadStories.com. "Does posting a statement ensure that users of Meta services will not have their data used in Meta's artificial intelligence training? No, that's not true: Posting the viral statement, or any other statement, doesn't mean that Meta will not use that data for AI training, but users in Europe can object via a form in their account settings," the fact-check reads. "The statement is an example of "copypasta," text containing information that's often not true but which is repeatedly copied and pasted online." Meta describes generative AI as, "a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content when a person or business gives it instructions or asks it a question." When Meta announced its new generative AI features last year, the company detailed how and why it uses data for AI purposes. According to the company, it pulls data for AI from users' public posts, their interactions with AI features and publicly-available information from places like databases and search engines. "We use public posts and comments on Facebook and Instagram to train generative AI models for these features and for the open-source community," reads Meta's public privacy policy. "We don't use posts or comments with an audience other than Public for these purposes." The company does not appear to pull information from data for generative AI from user accounts that are set to private. Meta did not reply to ABC News' request for comment.

How to protect your data instead of sharing this viral Instagram hoax

A viral Instagram hoax, shared by thousands, including celebrities, falsely claims that reposting will prevent Meta from using personal data for AI training. Hundreds of thousands of Instagram users have been misled by a viral fake post claiming that sharing it will prevent Meta from using their personal data, profile information, or photos to train artificial intelligence (AI). The post, which has been found to be both incorrect and misleading, reads "Goodbye Meta AI," before falsely warning that anyone who doesn't repost it will automatically be giving Meta permission to use their data. Several celebrities, including actors Julianne Moore, Sarah Paulson, James McAvoy, and former NFL player Tom Brady, have also fallen for the misleading claims. Although users have posted it in an attempt to stop Meta from sharing their data, the statement has no legal effect on the company's data policies. This is an example of "copypasta," a term used to describe text that is copied and pasted repeatedly across the Internet, often spreading misinformation. Fact-checkers have flagged these hoax messages as "false information" on both Facebook and Instagram due to their misleading claims. "Posting the viral statement, or any other statement, doesn't mean that Meta will not use that data for AI training, but users in Europe can object via a form in their account settings," Lead Stories, a third-party fact-checking site working with Meta, stated in a blog post. Meta has confirmed that the company uses public content from Facebook and Instagram, including photos and text, to train its generative AI models. To prevent their data from being used for AI training, users could set their accounts to private. Meta has also clarified that private messages will not be used for AI training. However, users in the European Union (EU) and the UK are protected by strict data protection laws and have been given a more direct way to opt out of data usage. They could prevent Meta from using their information and content through the settings in their Facebook and Instagram accounts by filling out a form with their information and an explanation on how Meta's data processing affects them. Meta also said they have previously sent in-app notifications and emails to users in Europe, providing a link to the objection form. "We are honouring all European objections. If an objection form is submitted before Llama training begins, then that person's data won't be used to train those models, either in the current training round or in the future," Meta said in a statement.

You Don't Need to Share That Meta A.I. Post

If you've been checking Instagram Stories this week, you've probably seen the post: a black text box on an orange background that begins with the words "goodbye Meta AI." From there, the message goes on to proclaim that -- per the guidance of an unnamed lawyer -- Meta does not have permission to use the poster's "personal data, profile information or photos." But there's nothing legally binding about this statement. Sharing it will do nothing to protect you or your data, and users may now see the post labeled "false information" if they try to view it. Here's what you need to know. What is this thing? It feels familiar. Hoaxes like this one are as old as time -- or at least as old as a time with the internet. In online parlance they are known as copy pasta, a term that comes from the way the style uses a block of text that is copied and shared over and over. Think back to the chain emails of the early online era, the ones that threatened 15 years of bad luck if you didn't forward them to 15 friends. This A.I. post is just the latest iteration of the same junk. Why am I seeing it now? These types of posts circulate every few months, tricking users who are concerned about their privacy online. The boilerplate text is easy to share, which makes them spread rapidly and widely. And they prey on people's fears about what may happen when they share parts of their personal lives on big tech platforms. Who fell for this? Hundreds of thousands of people shared the image on Instagram Stories alone, including celebrities like the actors Julianne Moore, Sarah Paulson and Raven Symone. (Plenty more people posted versions of it on Facebook and on Threads, too.) Users are right to be aware when it comes to digital safety. This post, however, will do nothing. If you were among those who shared it, don't feel bad. Just delete it.