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  • That reminds me the story about closing family wide Google accounts, because of a kid, whose account was managed by Google Family Link, was sending naked selfies to Gemini

    https://www.pcworld.com/article/3104521/teenagers-gemini-mis...

    by pkfz
  • > (from Twitter) ...My Google account too valuable to risk it impacted by Antigravity usage

    If your account is that valuable, it's time to consider moving to a self-hosted option. Or at the very least, start by purchasing a domain and linking it to your Google account, while keeping offline backups of all your emails and documents.

    The real problem isn't that Google might accidentally ban you; it's that there's no way to get a human in the loop to review the issue. My client is an enterprise GCP user paying a hefty sum every month and getting someone knowledgeable typically means wading through Gemini or talking to (non-technical) support who just read GCP documentation back to you; and it can take months something to get resolved. Now imagine the situation for someone paying nothing or a double-digit for their gmail account or workspace.

    I'm aware people will complain that self-hosting is hard, insecure, etc. but it's like a backup: an annoying process you truly appreciate when shit hits the fan.

    by dig1
  • This is exactly why I haven't used any of Google's AI stuff. Unlike other providers, I'm risking my email and internet service (GFiber!) to some capricious ban-happy whim you probably can't even appeal.
    by pram
  • > The wording is confusing but the account in question is the Antigravity account. We will change the ToS wording here to make that clearer.

    - Varun Mohan on the antigravity team

    https://x.com/_mohansolo/status/2095529407033000260

    by simonsarris
  • The larger issue here is the fact that access to an account can hold you hostage and impact your life in essential services.

    We should really find a way to break the tightly coupling to these platforms, including mobile carriers, and not have to live in fear.

    Having a real representative of each platform in a government branch under regular hours that citizens can access with their documents so that any issues with it can be dealt is a good first step.

    by hmokiguess
  • Apart from the products not being very competitive this is the main reason I'm reluctant to use any Google models / AI products. The account is way to precious thing to lose based on some AI classifier misfiring and then you know there's good route to get it reenabled.
    by danschuller
  • Banning the entire account rather than AI access is wildly user hostile. People have years of emails and calendars on their accounts.

    And then you get to fight the support bots and eventually go to the actual unofficial Google support - asking hn whether anyone knows someone with a pulse at Google.

    by Havoc
  • Just for reference, stuff like this is exactly why some people oppose the forced Apple/Google requirement in government systems like the new eIDs (eIDAS) in Europe. If you're forced to use Apple/Google for digital identification, playing around with your Google account and get it banned can have disproportional consequences. Suddenly you're locked out of all online government systems.
    by nairboon

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