{"id":40197,"date":"2023-07-28T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=40197"},"modified":"2023-07-29T09:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:39:58","slug":"reddit-deleted-years-of-chat-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/28\/reddit-deleted-years-of-chat-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Reddit Deleted Years of Chat History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wes Davis<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Reddit users have noticed the site unexpectedly removed everyone’s chat history prior to January 1st of this year. Those asking why have been directed to a changelog update<\/a> from June announcing feature updates to chats (via Mashable<\/em><\/a>). The update’s headline didn’t say anything about data going away, and burying any reference to removal at the bottom with a vague, single line:<\/p>

In an effort to have a smooth and quick transition to this new infrastructure, we will migrate chat messages sent from January 1, 2023 onward.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/blockquote>\n

Older messages that are not migrated are effectively deleted.<\/p>\n

I tested out the data export<\/a>. The page gives you the option to initiate the request under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a pair of California regulations, or “Other.” I chose the third option and quickly received a file that appears to have my full history, though admittedly I didn’t make frequent use of the feature. But some users have said their downloads were missing chats<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n