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Re:Shreddit is a Python program to remove all your Reddit co... by rtkwe on Friday June 09, 2023 @10:51AM (#36258706)
That does assume that reddit actually updates the comment entry in their backend instead of keeping histories of the edits which I'm not sure we've had any insight into.
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Re:Shreddit is a Python program to remove all your Reddit co... by pkulak on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:29AM (#36259312)
Keeping a history is far more work (and cost!) than maintaining a deleted flag. I'm inclined to believe they don't keep a history.
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Re:Shreddit is a Python program to remove all your Reddit co... by ilyt on Friday June 09, 2023 @11:55AM (#36259761)
Actually being able to show history of edits would be a nice feature tbh.
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Re:Shreddit is a Python program to remove all your Reddit co... by balder1991 on Friday June 09, 2023 @12:33PM (#36260342)
That’s my assumption too, keeping a history for every user increases complexity tenfold, while flagging deleted comments seems to be a common practice even in smaller companies because it’s so simple.

Another user said they tried the data dump GDPR request and the comments included deleted comments but only the edited version, so I guess this can be verified at least.

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