I filed a GDPR deletion request with Twitter a couple of weeks ago. It was quite a challenge to find a way to contact Twitter (for anyone who wants to you can do so via: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/en/default_reporter.asp) - but I finally succeded. I did not simply wanted to deactivate my account I want all of my data to be deleted as is my right through the GDPR.

A couple of weeks later I received message saying that my account had been deactivated and that I should not log in as this my halt the deletion. Today (one and half months later) I tried logging into Twitter and found out that my login email is still registered).

I filed a new complained but wanted to know if anybody here has had their data successfully deleted? Twitter makes it deliberately hard to do so and this might be a violation of the GDPR.

  • morras@links.hackliberty.org
    22·
    1 year ago

    Hi, Never tried to delete my account there, but if you have a track of your discussion with them, I’m sure your DPA will be happy to hear your complain :)

  • macniel@feddit.de
    22·
    1 year ago

    violation of the GDPR.

    So all of your tweets (while being still associated with your email adress or handle), your friendlist, and such are still there? If so, that will be costly for Musk :D

    • DocSportello@lemmy.worldOP
      10·
      1 year ago

      Well - the information is not available publicly. But as the system still recognizes my email I can proof that at least that information as not been yet deleted. And I suspect that all of my data remains on Twitter’s servers as of now.

  • meseek #2982@lemmy.ca
    11·
    1 year ago

    Why is their contact point another URL lol

    You know it won’t matter, Musk isn’t complying with shit. The flippant way he moved the servers shows he has zero interest in anything but himself.

    Godspeed.

  • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    I tried this as well, created a ticket and since then it’s as if no ticket exists… if you manage something, please let me know. Or if you know where I can report them, I was not able to find anything (my google-fu is pretty weak)

  • Lojcs@lemm.ee
    3·
    1 year ago

    “Deleted” my Facebook account 3 times in last couple years. I can still log in

  • mateomaui@reddthat.comEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    Or you could just let it sit there, set it to private, maybe unfollow everyone, then access it once a month just to keep it live, and be an inactive lurker. He hates those.