The former is data they can index for Google searches to make Reddit more valuable as a resource. Reddit will never remove your data.
Comment on Every support thread on Reddit is literally this now
popcar2@programming.dev 4 days agoit’s hard to tell if this was Reddit’s doing or just that of a fed-up user who deleted their own posts when leaving
The latter, Reddit doesn’t remove your comments and posts when your account gets deleted.
Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 days ago
yea it doesnt, unless you were shadowbanned. if you got permabanned or delted your account your history isnt gone. shadowban however gets all posts hidden by other users, except yourself.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 days ago
I used a tool to overwrite mine right before the API bullshit went into effect, but searching for my account, it appears they were all restored.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
They repeatedly restored deleted content during the “protests”. Which is why most of us encouraged people to leave their accounts open to go re-wipe when Reddit corporate stopped caring.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 days ago
But now the API-based tool i used no longer functions
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
Rate limited so you might have to run it a few times over the course of a week but github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite