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Any EU based users of reddit should immediately file a complaint under GDPR with their supervisory authority (kbin.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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[–] 40 points 2 years ago (6 children)

If they still have your comments on the site then you still have a claim.

If they don't have the comments on the site, they probably do still retain the content secretly and technically you would have a claim, but it would be impossible to prove.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    My DPO basically told me that since reddit told me (I contacted reddit first as per the GDPR) that I can delete my comments myself I should go ahead and do that, and that my case was closed. Even after telling her that there were still 2 comments visible only when my profile is viewed "signed out", and I provided a screenshot of a regular browser window where I am signed in and an incognito window where I am not, her reply was that once I delete my account they will not be linked to me in any way so they do not violate the GDPR...

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    It might not violate GDPR, but there's still copyright to it. Reddit haven't provided consideration in exchange for the rights they claim to your comment - access to the website is offered free of charge, regardless of whether you post.

    Granted, that's a different avenue entirely, you'd have to take them to court for selling your work to train AI.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Even if they don't have your comments, if you find a gdpr complaint they will have to show that. You can ask to see any data they have on you and also ask them to delete it. (If you're actually going to sue them don't ask them to delete it, though. You'll need that in court.)

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