Fair to assume reddit is now limiting account deletion : reddit

[-] Moonrise2473@lemmy.ml 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

When I was overwriting all my posts with the Power delete suite script, i got many error 503 errors

Btw, as it's written in the fine print, if you delete your reddit account, all your posts and comments aren't deleted and they will keep them forever with no option to delete them anymore

Need to overwrite before deleting

[-] NewBrainWhoThis@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Even if you overwrite before deleting, I would assume reddit will keep the original message.

[-] Moonrise2473@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Yes but they can't use it or show

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah they can

[-] CheshireSnake@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I did it not even half an hour ago and didn't get any errors. I have only my main account left. One last account before I leave for good. I'm also new to that script/tool so maybe I made a mistake? But then again it's pretty straightforward.

[-] Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Can that script overwrite comments or posts older than the last 1000?

[-] feidry@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

Yes. I used it to purge my history. 13 years worth of comments and posts gone in a few minutes.

[-] Moonrise2473@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Looks like, at the end the counter said it overwrote 3500 comments

[-] pleasemakesense@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Don't think that is compatible with GDPR, or?

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

GDPR is wrapped around personal information specifically related to identifying someone. Well it's possible to have posts that can demanded to be taken down by GDPR the vast majority of the stuff on Reddit is not applicable.

There's a post on this link specifically talking about the part of the legal code that considers this

https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/28276/are-internet-forum-posts-considered-personal-data-under-gdpr

[-] pleasemakesense@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I see, unfortunate

[-] Spez@kbin.social 35 points 2 years ago

I fail to see the issue

[-] Macallan@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

lol "Spez"

People downvoting you didn't get the joke.

[-] lambdauser@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

This is hilarious.

[-] animist@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

Does it burn every time you piss on Aaron's grave

[-] Gurfaild@feddit.de 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you are in the EU, you should be able to force them to delete your account by filing a GDPR request.

[-] NotMerritStone@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Also, while I don't think it's nearly as comprehensive as the GDPR, I believe people who live in California can do something similar under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

[-] dgk675@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

You should file a gdpr data request before you delete your account. Even in big corps, those requests can be a real PITA. And of course, mine will be followed by a redact session and a gdpr deletion request.

[-] utopia_dig@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago

Just deleted my account without any problems. Deleted all posts/comments via Redact before of course...

[-] FlanFlinger@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Redact is a very handy tool, I cleaned up lots of crap with that

[-] amir_s89@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Is there an app that can automatically gather every post & comment, later store this offline? Then i delite it on their servers with my account.

[-] RoaringSilence@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

PowerDeleteSuit foes exactly what you need.

PSA first save your comment and post history then overwrite your posts first and wait a day, so the reddit history database only contains the garbage you entered. Unfortunate I missed it.

[-] sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Used that tool myself but it certainly didn't save all of my posts and comments. Looking through the csv it saved 12 lol. The rest were cast off into the void

[-] lonnez@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Ah I think I messed this up, too. But at least for me, I care more about Reddit not having it than it being lost forever.

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I wanna know if there's a way to sell an account to spammers?

[-] sprocket@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

Yep, you can sell reddit accounts here:

https://www.playerup.com/

[-] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Niiiiccceee, could get a $100 for it maybe...

[-] sijt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Not sure how I'd value mine, I can't see any comparable ones. But then again my main is over 16 years old so has lots of karma, awards, membership to invite only subs with high profile users, mod permissions etc.

I suspect it's diminishing returns once you get past a certain account age and karma count if it's being used to spam or scam. Tempted to sell up and just draw a line under it though, it would feel dirty contributing to reddit after the way they've treated the people who actually generate value for them.

[-] V4uban@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago

Everytime, they raise the bar

[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

~~raise~~ lower

[-] Cyyy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i requested all of my data almost a week ago from reddit and still haven't received any email from them. its required by law but they ignore it.

[-] sexy_peach@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago

That would be so stupid of them. I would need more evidence to believe this. It would be hilarious if true.

[-] nate@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

How ridiculous and desperate. Clearly they know they're making the wrong decision and doing it anyway.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The people with the actual power are the board of directors and investors. All they care about is money. That's how they got to that position. As far as they're concerned, the right the decision is the one that makes them the most money. And by "them", I mean each individual. They are all fighting for themselves. They couldn't care less about each other, users, or the community. spez is being played like Ellen Pao. He's just the fall guy.

[-] MoodyCat@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

They even banned r/KbinMigration

[-] theory@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Fascinating....

[-] zakiuem@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Aren't Reddit admins afraid of the Fediverse trying to eat the portion of Reddit userbase? Don't worry, we have r/redditalternatives. Also, r/Mastodon and r/Fediverse are still on the scene.

[-] FederatedButtcheeks@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I had to fill out and submit the form twice today to get it to go. The account deletion server probably sounds like a jet engine right now

[-] ComradeR@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

Fortunately, mine is gone!

[-] theory@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

Likewise

[-] greenfish@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

Mine is gone too with comment history

[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

I haven’t tried to delete mine yet but I am glad I spent the time today and deleted my posts and comments (apart from most recent). 10 years worth of it! I will have it a bit to make sure they stay deleted. I heard about too many twitter accounts where the deleted posts come back

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

What's the easiest way to delete everything?

[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

I used http://redact.dev/ not sure if it’s the easiest way but it worked well for me. Lots of options too: exclude subs, pick only a time frame etc. Also does a ton of other SM

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you I will check it out.

[-] FortuitousTwiggie@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Just deleted mine. No issues, but I only used it for a year or two. Maybe it's made differently for more productive accounts? Idk