Something I never see mentioned in discussions about privacy and "deleting your data": all of these websites store information in databases, and databases are (usually) backed up on a regular schedule. This means that the databases in their entirety are written to tape or optical drive or whatever format, in a form where they could be remounted/restored in their entirety if necessary. Even if your data is "deleted" from the current active instance of a database, no company goes into all (or any) of the backed-up copies of that database to delete that same data there.

So it is impossible in a practical sense to truly delete your personal data, regardless of what any law says. It's not even possible to make it inaccessible to AI, since most likely when websites sell their data to AI companies, they are selling database backups that predate AI.

[–] cosmos8188@leminal.space 10 points 2 weeks ago

This along with the present "child protection" efforts around the world doesnt really target the underlying fascist mess which encapsulates the digital sphere. Deletion like this is a move forward, dont take me wrong - but in a way it is a strategic diversion for fascists to more discretely sell your data.