Reddit decided that i can’t delete my account, i tried several times with no luck. Do you have ideas? Should i get myself banned?
If anyone is considering the same don’t forget to use shreddit first.
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2025
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Do it on the desktop website, their mobile stuff is broken beyond repair.
Just do something to get it banned.
No, don't. Banned accounts look good in their statistics to investors, like they care about users and enforce strict moderation. Or they shrug you off as part of a bot army or something.
Actual deletion means a conscious act of a user to leave the platform.
But OP tried that. What else are they to do?
Escalate it to their support team.
i sense reddit will "undelete" accounts in the future much like facebook is doing to show "large number of users"
They won’t let me kill my account either
Try from desktop. It worked for me.
Go on there and state that you believe that Nazis should be punched. They’ll ban your account.
Having the same problem with Twitter account lol got banned 2023 for being nafo embassador but now can't delete the account somehow.
Slava Ukraïni 🇺🇦🫶🏽🤍
Don't delete your account. There are browser plugins that will edit all your posts to nonsense to fuck up AI models. Be a burden.
They reverted mine before. It's Reddit, if they don't have backups or methods to detect mass edits or deletions, I'd be shocked.
But the reversion sets them back and requires resources
preserving your data is more valuable for them than the time spent rewinding your account back half an hour.
hell, they might even have it as an automated script that fires off after it detects to many post edits from your account or something.
Shit. I would have done this.
Looks like an OS native dialog, which makes me think this is the app? Have you tried doing it directly on the website instead?
Just get banned. It's pretty easy nowadays.
No that won't work.
Most likely OP has been shadowbanned so they cannot comment.
No, don't. Banned accounts look good in their statistics to investors, like they care about users and enforce strict moderation. Or they shrug you off as part of a bot army or something.
Actual deletion means a conscious act of a user to leave the platform.
Yeah, there's a simple code for it, you just have to type "Luigi spez" and they'll handle this for you.
New meta: ban golf
I don't think you're going to get more efficient than "Luigi" right now, which I think might just do it.
Honestly the cultural power that word has right now is inspiring. They are so afraid, and people are seeing that they're afraid, and that has power in itself.
All I did was make a scene by arguing with a bunch of circle jerking divas and the power tripping mods got me banned.
Eff you, Reddit
Maybe somebody spilled beer on the one and only deletion server.
I’ve been trying to delete my Facebook for years
Are people really having trouble with it? I did it several years ago. I recall it being a fairly easy process.
I’m gonna see if that link from the other comment works, but I’ve tried a few times and the page to delete your account mysteriously would never load for me.
Are you using a VPN or browser they don't like? Have you tried on a different device? It might be worth trying.
You are not the only one. I don’t know if this will help you but try https://www.facebook.com/deactivate. I also searched on YouTube and it helped to navigate through a long intensive map out of where to click. I hope this helps you out.
Just stop going there. Delete the app, delete the bookmark, and move on with your life.
Yeah I deleted the app and the shortcut on the top of my browser and I dont get the urge anymore
I stopped browsing on my phone during the API debacle, I'd check in on my computer every so often, then I got sick of all the Reddit-ness of everything, deleted the bookmark, and haven't been back.
Even when you're banned you have to delete your account. May as well try as an experiment