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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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