When they killed off the app I was using, I refused to install their BS.
Web only, especially on my phone was enough to make me stop.
Now I only end up there through search results and that’s only when there’s no other option.
One of the dumbest things they did was remove the mobile sized webpage. I only need to check one subreddit sometimes and I’m never going to install the app.
I will uninstall Reddit so i don’t use it anymore.
We can use the website to use it anyways!
Read this before you use a bulk utility to delete your reddit comment history.
Comments deleted from reddit aren’t actually erased or removed, they are merely marked as deleted so they don’t appear anymore. The content still exists and can be used by reddit for AI training, marketing or opinion research, or whatever. If you want to truly eliminate all the content you have contributed so they can’t use it anymore, read the docs about a utility and make sure it first Edits each comment and overwrites it with meaningless words before deleting it. Reddit only keeps the most recent version of a comment, so this technique leaves a worthless bunch of garbage in place for AI algorithms to enjoy.
Several years ago I used a Chrome extension. whose name I don’t remember but I think it had “nuke” in the title. There are various browser extensions out there, just be sure to pick one that says it overwrites comments before deleting.
I didn’t know any of this before I deleted my accounts unfortunately, but I think there’s a small win in leaving all of that communist propaganda in their AI training data at least
Tried and true: https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite
I have such mixed feelings on it which I hate. I want to cut it fully but it genuinely is a useful trove of information for DIY and things that interest me.
Those can be built here
We’ll just look at one last thread!
Now we’ll look at one VERY last thread!
Look at all these threads!!
I was on reddit for well over a decade, and performed a lot of free labour, not just as a mod but putting real thought into posts and comments.
Anyway, I requested all my data so I could have an archive of it, then ran my comments through PowerDeleteSuite a couple of times for good measure, and honestly was shocking how quickly I stopped having feelings for my old account.
I’ve also had no use for the “archive” of posts and comments over the last 10+ years. It just made pulling the plug easier.
You put a ton of thought into a comment nobody notices and then “Exactly!” gets 2000 upvotes.
Yeah the upvotes were so stupid. I hid them even back them.
I wish we’d just get rid of them completely on lemmy. Or at least make them invisible.
you can, atleast if can if i use the Voyager android app.
Lmao frog and toad, clearly we have achieved supremacy already
I quit. It was simple. The fediverse is a great replacement.
I quit Reddit when they shut off access to the app I used. The actual Reddit app isn’t usable so it was incredibly easy to quit.
Delete the app 🤷
Delete all your comments and posts so Reddit can’t profit off them, then delete your account.
I finally did this. Took a while because I had to delete each individual comment and post, but it was worth it.
Just delete the app, trust me
It’s easy. Just be yourself and say whatever the fuck you want instead of trying to adhere to their stupid ass rules.
You’ll get a free ticket out of there in no time.
Here to confirm this method even with being a (small time) mod and having a 15yo account. Hello.
Here’s a fun trick to stop using Reddit - simply install and use a VPN.
Just like that, Reddit blocks itself for you!
Weird, I just deleted my account, uninstalled the app, and moved to Lemmy with no desire to go back.
