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Flood Reddit with GDPR / CCPA delete requests (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by cowvin@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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Reddit can restore your deleted posts. However, if people flood them with GDPR / CCPA delete requests, they may become liable for lawsuits if they don't comply.

It sounds like their current policy is to not delete your posts even when deleting your account, but there may be grounds for legal action here.

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[–] NotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you can prove that the data you're asking to have deleted is or contains PII, I'm sure they'll comply to the letter of the law. Outside of that, all content submitted to Reddit belongs to Reddit, Conde Nast, Advance Media, and all subsidiaries.

[–] abff08f4813c@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I believe it's less straightforward than that. Under GDPR, consent can be withdrawn, you can't give an irrevokable consent.

See https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/34112/Updated-Reddit-is-quietly-restoring-deleted-AND-overwritten-posts-and#entry-comment-161522 and https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/34112/Updated-Reddit-is-quietly-restoring-deleted-AND-overwritten-posts-and#entry-comment-149886

[–] EvilColeslaw@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It doesnt' belong to Reddit. You give them a license (transferrable and non-revocable) to use the content. But in the EU that is superceded by the GDPR.