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The trick with online platforms is to edit messages, replacing the content with a random string (this script supports both ".", a random string or a fixed strin
by galdor 3y ago
The trick with online platforms is to edit messages, replacing the content with a random string (this script supports both ".", a random string or a fixed string of your choosing).
Most web apps will keep a copy of messages you delete, but they usually do not save an history of every modification.
- stickyricky 3y agoUnfortunately most "web-scale" apps I've worked on are basically immutable (aside from retention policies). You just keep appending forever because updates are too expensive. So more than likely your comment history will exist on Reddit's servers but they use a clever "GROUP BY" semantic on read to only return the most recent version.
- thebigwinning 3y agoWe are at least raising the cost of them storing and sorting through versions then.
- nvr219 3y ago1. Shredding does this edit. 2. I think this is a myth and they still keep the original message.