• TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    25
    ·
    1 year ago

    Spez thinks that redditors are junkies who are hooked and can’t leave. It was easier than I thought it would be to leave. I only log in once a week for 5 minutes to delete any posts or comments they’ve restored against my will.

      • Gabu@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        1 year ago

        Reddit admins can and have modified users’ posts/comments in the past, however, the recent reports have mostly been traceable to simple rollbacks and de-privatization of subreddits.

        • Boz (he/him)@lemmy.one
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          Not all of them are from that. I have had manually deleted comments pop back up with no changes to the subreddits in question. Whether it’s malicious is a different question, of course. I kind of doubt anyone is doing it on purpose. But it does show that deletion on Reddit doesn’t work well enough to comply with EU privacy laws, so that’s fun.

          • Gabu@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            1 year ago

            Neither EU law, not BR law, not US-CA law. They’re in for a rude awakening. Also, PSA, check if your profile has been tampered with in any way, as there has been a Lemmy hack.

            • Boz (he/him)@lemmy.one
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

              Thanks for the heads-up. Apparently my instance (Lemmy.one) hadn’t implemented the feature that introduced the vulnerability, and my profile looks fine, but I am going to be taking extra precautions for a while.

              And yeah, I think Reddit has been coasting on a combination of user goodwill and a lack of attention to their privacy policies, and now that they’ve burned all the goodwill and shown a variety of weaknesses… I’m looking forward to seeing the lawsuits roll in over the next few years.