Lemmy Slaps New Accounts: 7-Day Lockout Policy Exposed Amid Data Scrubbing Wars for Reddit
New accounts on Lemmy face immediate restriction. Users confirm that accounts under seven days old often get hit with temporary removals, according to the 'modlog'.
The methods for deleting Reddit content are chaotic. Some users push dedicated tools like Operation Razit and Power Delete Suite, while 'acockworkorange' insists the only legally binding route is filing a GDPR request. Meanwhile, 'whRQla8GEMdqXW2OVCbS' provided advanced scripts for scheduled, multi-account deletion, showing technical depth. 'cerement' warned users that even with tools, Reddit has a history of restoring deleted posts.
The conversation splits between basic moderation rules and extreme digital erasure. The consensus is that new accounts are locked down by age thresholds on Lemmy. For Reddit, the take-away is that no single tool is guaranteed; success requires a multi-pronged, often technical, assault, supplemented by legal pressure.
Key Points
New Lemmy accounts face moderation blocks.
Accounts under seven days are likely to face temporary post removal, citing the 'modlog' as the proof (BlastboomStrice).
Legal GDPR requests are the only guaranteed content removal method for Reddit.
'acockworkorange' strongly advised filing a GDPR request to force Reddit's data scrapers to comply.
Automated tools for content deletion are prone to failure.
'cerement' named tools like Operation Razit but cautioned that Reddit often restores deleted content, suggesting manual searching is still needed (outlierInsight).
Advanced technical means exist for mass deletion.
'whRQla8GEMdqXW2OVCbS' provided a GitHub link and bash script for Shreddit, enabling scheduled cleanup across multiple accounts.
Source Discussions (3)
This report was synthesized from the following Lemmy discussions, ranked by community score.