This is the 2025 post where the Google employee Siva responded:
The post was not mine, and Siva was not replying to me.
I only commented there in 2026, about two months ago, when I had already proven that the Google AI Studio “Delete” function does not delete anything at all, not even after 30 days.
“Deleted” chats:
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remain accessible through the direct URL,
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remain interactive,
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remain openable,
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their JSON can be restored,
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their content persists,
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the system does not delete anything, it only hides it from the interface.
This is not a new phenomenon.
It has been working this way for years, and multiple users reported long ago that deletion is not real deletion.
In 2025, Siva wrote that he had reproduced the issue and forwarded it to the team.
In 2026, I provided concrete proof:
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the “deleted” chat JSON is restorable,
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the content remains,
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the direct URL still works,
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the chat stays interactive,
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there is no deletion even after 30 days,
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the “Delete” button only hides the data instead of deleting it.
Google has not fixed the issue since 2025, and the deletion function still does not exist in reality.
Users have believed for years that the “Delete” button performs real deletion.
This is not true, and the situation is completely unacceptable.
Therefore, I state:
I will demand a public apology from Google in court, and I will request that this apology be published on Google AI Studio, Google Drive, and Gemini surfaces.
My demands:
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A public apology to all affected users.
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A public acknowledgment that the “Delete” function never deleted anything.
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An explanation for why this behavior has continued for years.
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A public notice that previously “deleted” chats actually remained stored.
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A real fix so that deletion actually deletes data.
Google has been misleading users for years with this function.
This is why, in court, I will formally demand a mandatory public apology.
This is my post, proving that prompts are never deleted — not at any point, under any circumstances.
