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Federated services have always had privacy issues but I expected Lemmy would have the fewest, but it's visibly worse for privacy than even Reddit.

  • Deleted comments remain on the server but hidden to non-admins, the username remains visible
  • Deleted account usernames remain visible too
  • Anything remains visible on federated servers!
  • When you delete your account, media does not get deleted on any server
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[–] kool_newt@beehaw.org 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

The fediverse is the real internet, it's not a company providing a service. On the real internet, once something gets out there, there can never be a guarantee that it's taken back. Even on Reddit, once you post something, Reddit might fully delete it but someone out there may have copied it.

[–] marco@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Multiple people reported Reddit undeleted stuff they had deleted from their accounts recently ...

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why you rewrite your old comments to actively steer people away from the site. ASCII rocket ships, Lemmy links, etc

[–] Ivyymmy@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

That's what I was thinking, do someone know if Reddit keeps logs or something?

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