@BeAware Fair enough. The different understanding of what "public" means and the lack of tools to better control this are definitely at the root of a lot of the disagreement.
Look at tech companies now arguing that they should be free to use anything posted online to train AI.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/big-tech-lobby-ai-use-1235916540/
That's a bold statement. And they are indeed getting away with it, for now.