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minus-squareRBG@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 years agoTrue, but keep in mind they likely have backups of everything. If you do this all at once it will probably be noticed and they might just roll it all back when you are gone. Case in point, reddit. If you do this slowly maybe it will stay, not sure.
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 years agoEven if they know, burnt out software engineers with other priorities are probably not recovering old data
minus-squareNocturnalEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoUnless some exec has a meltdown and demands them to revert the site
minus-squareessteeyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI doubt they delete anything. Just add a flag to the datastore so users don’t see it, but they can still sell it or train AI on it or whatever.
True, but keep in mind they likely have backups of everything. If you do this all at once it will probably be noticed and they might just roll it all back when you are gone. Case in point, reddit. If you do this slowly maybe it will stay, not sure.
Even if they know, burnt out software engineers with other priorities are probably not recovering old data
Unless some exec has a meltdown and demands them to revert the site
I doubt they delete anything. Just add a flag to the datastore so users don’t see it, but they can still sell it or train AI on it or whatever.