This video shows that Reddit refused to delete all comments and posts of its users when they close their account via a CCPA / GDPR request. Posts and comment...

This video shows that Reddit refused to delete all comments and posts of its users when they close their account via a CCPA / GDPR request.

  • MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Wow, their legal department shot themselves in the foot putting that in writing. Idiots.

    I submitted a CCPA request weeks ago and have yet to hear from them. They also restored tons of content I deleted.

    Time for a class action yet?

      • JohnEdwa@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        Sadly probably not. The GDPR fine can be “up to €20 million, or up to 4% of the annual worldwide turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is greater” which would be around 26 million based on their 2022 revenue. The company has gathered over $1.3 billion in funding and was “valued” at around $10 billion quite recently.

        And that’s only around what a year of API calls would have cost for Apollo so clearly by discontinuing the API they are going to save that amount back in no time!

        • maynarkh@feddit.nl
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yes, but a fine does not exempt you from compliance. If they are unable or unwilling to comply, the EU can ban them.

          And I’m not talking cutting off EU user access, it’s cutting off money dealing with EU customers, adverisers, etc.