diff --git src/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity.js src/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity.js
index 663c527fc..520118032 100644
--- src/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity.js
+++ src/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity.js
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ var EditEmbedActivity = function EditEmbedActivity(_ref) {
       label: label
     }, createElement("p", {
       className: "components-placeholder__error"
-    }, __('The URL you provided is not a permalink to a BuddyPress Activity. Please use another URL.', 'buddypress'))));
+    }, __('The URL you provided is not a permalink to a public BuddyPress Activity. Please use another URL.', 'buddypress'))));
   }
 
   return createElement(Fragment, null, !isEditingURL && editToolbar, createElement("figure", {
diff --git src/js/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity/edit.js src/js/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity/edit.js
index 49a8fc2de..50c225b61 100644
--- src/js/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity/edit.js
+++ src/js/bp-activity/js/blocks/embed-activity/edit.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const EditEmbedActivity = ( {
 					label={ label }
 				>
 					<p className="components-placeholder__error">
-						{ __( 'The URL you provided is not a permalink to a BuddyPress Activity. Please use another URL.', 'buddypress' ) }
+						{ __( 'The URL you provided is not a permalink to a public BuddyPress Activity. Please use another URL.', 'buddypress' ) }
 					</p>
 				</Placeholder>
 			</Fragment>