As a PSA, remember that the API changes don’t only impact third party apps & accessibility tools, but also your ability to bulk delete or modify your Reddit history. If you intend to delete or modify your previous Reddit posts, be sure to run a tool like Power Delete Suite today before the shut down.

Also remember that as Subreddits went from private to public, there may have been posts and comments you attempted to delete but couldn’t until they went public again. So if you ran these tools, you might want to run it again to make sure you got everything.

  • zulelord@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I was on Reddit for 12 years and cleared out the old posts and comments today. It was weird seeing my profile with zero comments or posts. Hello, Lemmy!

  • gerowen@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    I filed a request for my Reddit data a week ago, so that I could save my account in its current state, before deleting it, and still haven’t received the notification that it’s ready. This process should be automated and not require human intervention, so I’m not sure why it’s taking so long.

  • JoMiran@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    NO API NEEDED

    I used the “Spaz’s Reddit Delete” browser script through Greasemonkey to sanitize my account. No API needed. Now, if any of my comments or posts are a result of a Google search (I posted a lot on tech support type subs), they will lead to a dead link or to a [deleted].

    PS: Deleting your account leaves your posts and comments behind, which in turn provide value to Reddit.

  • Neykuratick@lemmy.zipEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Why would you delete your reddit posts? I understand that there’s a protest and chang in API pricing is unfair and all that stuff, but think of all this people looking for a solution for ther problem

    How are they responsible for the API pricing that you have to punish them? At least migrated all of the posts to Lemmy before deleting them, please

    • Boz (he/him)@lemmy.oneEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Irritating people looking for answers is part of the point of the deletion. They can and will find answers somewhere else, and if they keep finding blanks on Reddit, they will start ignoring Reddit search results. That is what will hurt Reddit, not just having less data to sell through the API. … and don’t worry, everything on Reddit is backed up somewhere else anyway, if you are desperate for a specific post or comment.