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Reddit Signs AI Content Licensing Deal Ahead of IPO::Reddit Inc. has signed a contract allowing a company to train its artificial intelligence models on the social media platform’s content, according to people familiar with the matter, as it nears the potential launch of its long-awaited initial public offering.

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[–] red@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So what's the best way to scrub your reddit comments and posts?

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They keep a history of all your comments and edits. Deleting them will work for the companies that are scraping it for free though, but it also brings up the value of Reddit's private database.

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 months ago

I guess I'll go the GDPR route in this case

[–] Brewchin@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I've been using Power Delete Suite for years. It runs as a browser bookmark, so doesn't need API, etc. I've got it deleting everything older than 3 months each time I run it.