• Unhappily_Coerced@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I deleted 9 years worth of user content, across 5 different reddit accounts. Followed by CCPA “Delete My Data” demands, on each account.

    It’s almost as if, a large majority of reddit users are spineless, or consider their useless internet clout points more valuable than a small sense of morality…

    A temporary blackout is not a protest compared to this method.

    For those wondering… TamperMonkey browser add-on with RedditHistorySanitizer userscript (https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/23605-reddit-history-sanitizer/code). It’s kinda slow, but much faster than doing it manually!

    • Raeyin@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I don’t think that the blackouts were spineless. People tried talking, a protest, and then variations on telling the community that they’re migrating or quitting.

      I saw mods say that they were reopening their subs instead of being replaced, often long enough to ask the community a few questions. Some of them burned down their subs regardless. Others are still trying to protest in creative ways, although I don’t know what will happen on July 1.