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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 51 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I'd be shocked if deleted comments weren't retained by them

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 35 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think the reason for those bans is that they don't want you rebelling and are showing that they don't need you personally, thus ban.

Of course it's all retained.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 37 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it amazing that places like this built on user support and contribution turn around and pull a “we don’t need you”?

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 13 points 7 months ago

They think they are too big to die by now. That userbase grows like crops, and isn't conscious of how it's being treated.

That's a bit like monopolists and Ponzi scheme owners think. It works sometimes.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 19 points 7 months ago

They have been un-deleting after they ban.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that illegal in most countries?

[–] legofreak@feddit.de 27 points 7 months ago (3 children)

In Europe GDPR gives you the right to have all your data deleted. All you do is send in a request and SO has to remove everything of yours, not just anonymize it. There are some exceptions for legal reasons, eg where financial transactions are involved, but comments should not be exempt.

[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

It is still just a "trust us" deal. They say they have deleted it, and all you can do is trust them. They could possibly get into legal troubles if it was shown they were lying, but that could be easily avoided as well.

GDPR is ok, but much of it is based on good actors doing what they should.

[–] neclimdul@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

IANAL but I thought removing non-PII mostly boiled down to risk since gdpr has big teeth. With a lot of money on the table and a licence attached to post they may feel it's worth pursuing. They've probably been setting up protections for this for a while.

[–] zovits@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Except it's not your data anymore. By submitting any content, you transfer the rights to SO.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago

They are also retained by anyone who has archived them., like OpenAI or Google. Thus making their AIs more valuable.

To really pull up the ladder, they will have to protest the Internet Archive and Common Crawl, too. It's just typical right-wing bullshit; acting on emotion and against their own interests.