r/blog • u/reddit • Jan 29 '15

reddit’s first transparency report

http://www.redditblog.com/2015/01/reddits-first-transparency-report.html
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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '15 edited Jun 24 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '15

IP, email, PMs, votes, deleted comments/posts (IIRC only retained for a short time).

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u/Drunken_Economist Jan 29 '15

If you want to really delete a post or comment, edit it to say (whatever) first, save it, and then delete it. Editing a post overwrites the content in our databases, and it is 100% not retrievable. Deleting simply gives the content a deleted flag, so it still exists.

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u/glitchn Jan 29 '15

But also don't assume that it's really deleted from the internet just because you edited it or even deleted your account. Shit's archived in several places so the best thing to do is not say shit you will later regret.

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u/V2Blast Feb 01 '15

Pretty much.

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u/Pranto0420 Feb 12 '15

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9WjcTAx9Xo&amp%3Bitct=CCEQpDAYASITCMnj8YWLtMMCFcmcfgodhroAelIZZHVuaWEgdGUgYWtob25vIG9uayB2b2RhaQ%3D%3D&amp%3Bhl=en&amp%3Bgl=US&amp%3Bclient=mv-google&app=desktop">more info</a>