They don't comply with GDPR. Not sure if it still works, but you can use PowerDeleteSuite to edit and then remove your comments. It's a good idea to keep your account open for another week or so to make sure Reddit doesn't restore deleted comments (they did for a few comments on my account), then delete the account in the preferences tab (I used old reddit to do so)
Do you think they would not delete my comments if I wanted them to delete everything according to the GDPR?
Because I could make a few test comments after deleting everything else(would be nice proof).
It might be naive of me to think that I can make a difference by reporting it, but I would love to see them get fined like Facebook/Meta recently did.
They (sometimes, from what I understand) claim that they cannot delete your commemt or post history, and will offer to delete your account while retaining the data.
Thank you. I’m sorry for my late response.
I will write the email today and keep you updated here on how they respond.
Sadly, I won’t be able to sue them because I just don’t have the time and money for that. But I would definitely report them to the data protection authorities.
IMO, don't delete your account. I used to regularly run shreddit to "delete" my history. Same with Twitter and Facebook - I keep my accounts there to prevent hijacking.
Requesting your data (GDPR) and using shreddit with the GDPR setting because deletes all your posts and comments. Then you can delete your account and both your account and posts are gone
I went through and manually deleted seven years of history while watching BattleBots. It was therapeutic. I've left the account open for now just to make sure no skullduggery happens.