So, I used the Reddit app a long time ago. I was eventually permanently banned for “report abuse” because I kept reporting people calling for genocide in Gaza. (This after I was banned from every news sub and many more for calling out the IDF’s war crimes before it became mainstream.) Anyway. I deleted the app and all the data I could through the Android settings.

Three months later…

I created a new account so I can go to small, hobby-focused subs. I installed the app on my device and it tried to use my old credentials, which I attributed to the OS remembering it. I then made the mistake of commenting in r/news and got a 7 day ban for ban evasion. How the hell does it know? How can I completely clear their data off my device? Is it even possible now or is my device somehow marked for life?