133

How do I delete/overwrite my reddit posts without paying $20 for shreddit? (reddthat.com)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by criitz@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

58 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I've always meant to do this, but after hearing about the AI thing I want to get it done. Is there no free solution? I have too much history to clear manually.

EDIT: PowerDeleteSuite did the trick, thanks!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Wait, if I delete my reddit account, do my comments still exist?

I've forgotten how reddit works since last summer

[-] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 17 points 8 months ago

Your comments will still exist even if you delete your account. Your username will just show "deleted" but the comment still exists. You need to edit or manually delete the comments if you want them removed.

[-] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yep. Do you remember seeing comments/posts where the username is listed as [deleted]?

If you haven’t deleted your account yet, you can edit your posts to be blank/spam, then delete your account. If you deleted your account it’s too late to edit your comments.

That being said, if reddit is concerned with keeping old comments to sell for AI training, I’m not sure this will stop them. This will stop other visitors to reddit from reading what you wrote, though.

I didn’t need to do this (I rarely posted) so I have no recommendation for tools to help, sorry.

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, unless they've recently changed something. Folks will see something like [deleted] for your username, but the text is still there. And indexable by exploitative AI companies. And indexable by exploitative ad companies.

Worse, you, having deleted your account, no longer control those posts and comments and can no longer affect their fate.

this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2024

133 points (93.5% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26753 readers

1455 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.