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.
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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.
Did that last night.
I’ll miss reddit. Hello, lemmy!
Be sure to check and run it again in case it missed some stuff the first time. I’ve been deleting my comments for weeks now.
@iwidji I’ll simply submit a GDPR delete request as soon as they fulfill the data export request. I do not trust the messages will be deleted otherwise.
Posts are never deleted. They’re soft deleted, meaning the post is flagged as “deleted” but all content remains. It’s just hidden.
This is why you’ll see people overriding the content of the post before doing a delete. While we can’t get rid of the post entirely, you can instead replace it with garbage, or something else, then delete it, rendering the data useless to Reddit.
Could go a step further, use a script to override your comments with sequential excerpts from the OT III.
Scorched earth, leave nothing for u/spez but ashes.
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!
I was nearly up to 13 years I was hoping to take all my comments with me but I didn’t get my download link yet. I’ll just have to bulk erase it today. So much for all our past wasted and enjoyed time.
Edit: I used Power Delete Suite and got my comments saved. I don’t know how to read them all yet but they aren’t on Reddit anymore.
I made a backup with this free tool: https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite
I then edited/delete all of my posts
Oldest account is 15, the one with this handle turns 12… tomorrow. It dies tonight though.
What tool did you use? I tried Power Delete, but after a while all my posts come back.
Try using this fork https://www.github.com/pkolyvas/PowerDeleteSuite and editing them instead of deleting them. This fork waits 5 seconds between edits so it takes forever, but so far my posts have stayed edited.
I used power delete suite. (https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite)
It might stop working when the API is shut down, so I made sure to run it last month. I’m not sure if it will still work.
As I’m working through my history I’m starting to see so many comments now saying something witty “INVALID API KEY” or simply “[comment deleted]”.
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.
I requested data for 3 of my accounts on June 6 and only received everything June 29
Is there a way to actually SAVE, before deleting, my posts (and their replies) to my PC or somewhere else? They are mostly very useful technical questions
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I’ve at least been checking mine daily and it’s still all gone after 11 years of comment history. For now…
Going through and deleting 15+ years worth of comments now :(
Using TamperMonkey with an edit of Spaz’s Reddit Delete found here: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/370530-better-reddit-delete
In combination with RES it will delete everything you’ve scrolled down to on your comments page.
@iwidji I know this 100% won’t happen, but I daydream that I open Apollo tomorrow and it magically asks me for my kbin or lemmy instance and login. It would so poetic (bust mostly selfishly I’m just really, really going to miss Apollo).
Trust me, I’m dreaming like you too. I am in severe denial thinking that Reddit not only killed Apollo, but drained Christian of so much joy that he doesn’t even want to move on.
Checkout the “wefwef” web client for Lemmy. It’s Apollo inspired. I’m using it right now and it almost feels like home.
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Yeah, I don’t trust those snakes. I’m not touching that API now.
I’m writing an autoit script to automate mouse and keyboard strokes so I can erase posts later a few weeks from now after the dust settles.
Yep, clearly they are monitoring api calls and will likely revert anything that mass deletes since the original announcement was made. I’m probably just going to make a selenium script to clear mine.
I did mine the Friday before the blackout started and so far none of my stuff has reverted. [I’ve even been paranoid and double-checked in incognito mode, so I know they’re not deliberately shadow-banning my own content from me just to unhide it later. The paranoia is real … ]
You could also use the API the web client uses.
That’s not how APIs work. Third party apps, accessibility tools, and the official Reddit apps all use the same APIs. That’s not going away.
What’s going away is your ability to login so that the APIs will actually return you meaningful data. That is definitely going away for anyone who isn’t Reddit and who doesn’t have deep pockets.
