Reddit decided that i can’t delete my account, i tried several times with no luck. Do you have ideas? Should i get myself banned?

  • Nunar@lemmy.world
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    Don’t delete your account. There are browser plugins that will edit all your posts to nonsense to fuck up AI models. Be a burden.

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      They reverted mine before. It’s Reddit, if they don’t have backups or methods to detect mass edits or deletions, I’d be shocked.

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          preserving your data is more valuable for them than the time spent rewinding your account back half an hour.

          hell, they might even have it as an automated script that fires off after it detects to many post edits from your account or something.

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    Go on there and state that you believe that Nazis should be punched. They’ll ban your account.

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    5 days ago

    If anyone is considering the same don’t forget to use shreddit first.

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    7 days ago

    Looks like an OS native dialog, which makes me think this is the app? Have you tried doing it directly on the website instead?

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      Yeah, there’s a simple code for it, you just have to type “Luigi spez” and they’ll handle this for you.

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          I don’t think you’re going to get more efficient than “Luigi” right now, which I think might just do it.

          Honestly the cultural power that word has right now is inspiring. They are so afraid, and people are seeing that they’re afraid, and that has power in itself.

    • viking@infosec.pub
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      No, don’t. Banned accounts look good in their statistics to investors, like they care about users and enforce strict moderation. Or they shrug you off as part of a bot army or something.

      Actual deletion means a conscious act of a user to leave the platform.

  • brrt@lemm.ee
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    Having the same problem with Twitter account lol got banned 2023 for being nafo embassador but now can’t delete the account somehow.

    Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦🫶🏽🤍

    • daggermoon@lemmy.world
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      Are people really having trouble with it? I did it several years ago. I recall it being a fairly easy process.

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        I’m gonna see if that link from the other comment works, but I’ve tried a few times and the page to delete your account mysteriously would never load for me.

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          Are you using a VPN or browser they don’t like? Have you tried on a different device? It might be worth trying.

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    7 days ago

    Just stop going there. Delete the app, delete the bookmark, and move on with your life.

    • Kurtagag@lemmy.ca
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      Yeah I deleted the app and the shortcut on the top of my browser and I dont get the urge anymore

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        I stopped browsing on my phone during the API debacle, I’d check in on my computer every so often, then I got sick of all the Reddit-ness of everything, deleted the bookmark, and haven’t been back.

    • wisely@feddit.org
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      Back when the Apollo app stopped working I never again used Reddit. I don’t even remember how to login and it was a throwaway forwarding email so my 8 year account died with Apollo.

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      No, don’t. Banned accounts look good in their statistics to investors, like they care about users and enforce strict moderation. Or they shrug you off as part of a bot army or something.

      Actual deletion means a conscious act of a user to leave the platform.