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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by saagarjha on Sunday December 23, 2018 @06:29PM (#18749135)
> Facebook didn't really "delete" my old account, as after I rejoined it remembered many of my previous friends

Do you happen to live in Europe, by chance?

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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by hh3k0 on Sunday December 23, 2018 @06:35PM (#18749163)
He probably merely deactivated it and thought deactivation equals deletion. It does not.
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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by Carpetsmoker on Sunday December 23, 2018 @07:00PM (#18749273)
It's been a few years, but I'm reasonable sure I actually deleted it and didn't just deactivate it. Or at least, that was the impression Facebook gave me. There was a big "you will lose all data!" warning as well as a cooling down period of a week or so, during which I could restore my account in case I changed my mind.
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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by hh3k0 on Sunday December 23, 2018 @07:22PM (#18749372)
Perhaps you logged into Facebook unconsciously or through an app within that time frame? That is enough to stop the deletion process.
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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by Carpetsmoker on Sunday December 23, 2018 @07:53PM (#18749501)
Perhaps, but unlikely; I didn't own a smartphone until January, and I've set up my browser to selectively remembering cookies for ages (I don't have Facebook in the whitelist, for reasons that should be obvious).
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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by Carpetsmoker on Sunday December 23, 2018 @06:39PM (#18749185)
Yes; I was living in the UK when I created the account, but am Dutch. I now live in New Zealand. Does this matter?
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Re:Ask HN: Did you delete your Facebook account in 2018? by saagarjha on Sunday December 23, 2018 @08:16PM (#18749592)
Does the GDPR apply to you?
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