c/reddit · by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml · 2y

You can log out any time you like, but you can never leave...

How convenient these tech problems are.

Sorry, we cannot delete your account because... checks notes... technical problems.

214 points · 6 comments · view on lemmy.world

6 Comments

aggelalex@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I did not delete my account, because after using the power delete suite everything reappeared after a few days. Now I log in every now and then just to rerun PDS if necessary.

Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 2y

Now thats user retention!

Schaedelbach@feddit.de · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Well, that sounds like an unfun hobby! There's gotta be a way to actually get rid of a Reddit account?!

Carighan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

If you're in a relevant country, send a GDPR request to have all your personal data removed.

Stalins_Spoon@lemmygrad.ml · 17 pts · 2y

I emailed them asking to delete it as per GDPR laws, and they did 1.5 weeks laters

PaperTowel@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Welcome to the hotel Reddit-fornia

I couldn't come up with something more clever