As I write this I literally have a script ( https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite ) running deleting all posts and comments I made so I can delete my accounts and leave them with nothing. The last couple of days they have been prompting people to provide identification documents to access their accounts. This is going to start becoming more prevalent on platforms. I always hated the site but that's crossed the line for me. So purpose of this post is just to give people a heads up while they still have access if they want to remove their data and / or delete the peice of shit from their life once and for all.

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[–] 32 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Your deleted posts are still archived and actively being used to train AI and being sold to 3rd parties. Reddit has that data forever. All you are doing by deleting them is denying actual humans access to them.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    All you are doing by deleting them is denying actual humans access to them.

    Okay, and? Actual humans using Reddit still directly profits Reddit and reinforces its hegemony. OP is still making a small but direct impact regardless of how entitled you ostensibly feel to their work.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Just pointing it out to OP that deleting your posts isn't some magic "you don't have my data anymore" button. By all means, do whatever you can to hurt reddit, I just want people to understand what is actually happening when they click that delete button.

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