It’s probably nothing sinister, though.
  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    18·
    7 months ago

    That’s how a lot of people handle deleted data in database, it’s literally just a flag. That’s why there’s a recommendation to edit Reddit posts before deleting them, to ensure they’re actually overwritten so they can’t just be restored.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        Yes, that’s certainly possible, but it’s also out of my control. I have basically three options:

        1. Delete account - we know this doesn’t delete comments
        2. Delete comment - “seems” to delete comments, but we’ve seen comments get restored - so probably using a “deleted” flag
        3. Edit comment with nonsense and when delete - should poison comment if they’re just using the deleted flag

        That’s it. There’s no guarantee it works, but it has a much higher chance of working than the other two.

        And there’s a good chance they delete old backups. Hosting every edit is expensive, so there’s a decent chance they clean up old data after some months.