Findings / UX-043
Opening a persona link adds it to the browser without asking
OpenMediumFailurenewsroom.sgit.ai
What we saw
Opening a persona page silently adds the persona to the reader's browser.
Why it matters
The reader did not choose to become "a founder" on this site; it was done to them.
The fix
Show the persona and offer "Read as" and "Keep" as separate choices.
The record
| Status | Open |
| Severity | Medium |
| Kind | Failure: works against the reader |
| Product | newsroom.sgit.ai, site |
| Where | https://newsroom.sgit.ai/persona/founder/ |
| Problems | Unconsented state |
| Visibility | Silent: no symptom on screen: found only by measuring, or by its consequences |
| Recommendation | Ask first: make keeping, adding or following a tap the reader makes |
| Area | Personas |
| Breaks | Ask before keeping |
| Observed | 2026-10-11, v0.7.1 |
| Last checked | 2026-10-11, v0.7.1 |
| Source | Review: personas |
| Prototype | Front page & personas, route personas, in three directions |
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