Wasn't initially planning it, but I'm going to start bulk deleting old comments.
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Wonder if they'll restore it. If they're following their own reddiquette then they won't, but can't say I have any faith in Reddit Inc left
This looks like part misinformation.
It says Reddit is restoring deleted content, but the footage suggests the opposite.
At one point, the user deletes all their content, and then, the next day, they refresh their profile, and content is there again. But it isn't the content we saw them delete (granted, they cut some of the deletions from the video). The content we saw them delete was posted to a variety of subs. The supposedly restored content, in contrast, is all from r/javascript.
As some video comments point out, r/javascript was apparently private while the user were deleting their content. After the deletion, but before the user refreshed their profile, the sub went public again.
So, the fact that the Reddit UI doesn't show users the content they posted to now-private subs seems to be the real culprit here. That said, it's still a problem. It would be better if users could control their own content regardless of subs' current public/private statuses.
Don’t really think we’ll see positive change without aggressive consequential action against bad actors.
Since reddit also appears to keep edits I would suggest a revolt where everone edits a comment of theirs every minute.
Reddit refuses to delete your comments and posts if you request account deletion telling you to do it yourself.
If you delete comments/posts they come back after a while.
Since comments/posts may include personally identifiable information that's a GDPR/CCPA violation. Not just a dick move this time, but also illegal.
I experienced this myself. I overwrote then deleted all of my Reddit comments during the blackout using PowerDeleteSuite. A week later they were all back. Some people have speculated that because of the large outage Reddit had during the blackout they may have performed a data restore.
I've since run PowerDeleteSuite again and most of my comments have remained deleted. A couple from several years ago have just popped back into existence in the last few days though.
I've been wanting to ask HN about Reddit & PII, I have never had an account and generally only use reddit.com when something in a public libreddit instance isn't working - for example a video.
Reddit seems to target me with sponsored posts very specific to the industry that I work in, despite the fact that I do not have an account.
- Exclusively use iOS private relay - Do not use apps, only use web versions of services - 1blocker iOS installed - I don't use any Google products or the search engine
I raised a GDPR request with Reddit, and they stated that they have no way of knowing who I am when I use the site if I am not actively signed in.
How is reddit able to target me specifically with sponsored posts that are specific to the industry and skillset I'm in? What PII do they hold and how can I request they remove it?
meanwhile on hacker news https://news.ycombinator.com/highlights
Consider r/redditseppuku
I'm working on an article on this, but I'll just chime in here also... this Reddit protest has accomplished absolutely nothing. If you went on a holiday for two weeks during early June and came back - you wouldn't even know that there was a protest in the first place.
Lemmy got some exposure, as did Mastodon. But that exposure is very small. We're living at a time where people's attention span and focus is entirely depleted and nobody wants to move away from that which is already comfortable and familiar.
It's also a great example of how a whale can just swallow up the consequences because it is that big and that deeply rooted. Reddit is going full steam ahead towards its IPO with a huge (and it's clear now, a conscious) "fuck you" flag waving in the turbulence.
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I really do hope this shitty company along with its shitty management goes down the drain and makes place for something better. Your time is over reddit.
Sad to see a big part of internet history going down, but the mismanagement just compounds.