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Agent Derek Meister from the Geek Squad spoke to Bill about 'Redact' App Can Delete Your Posts From 28 Different Social Networks
https://lifehacker.com/tech/redact-deletes-posts-28-social-networks-and-services
From Twitter to Facebook, from Deviantart to Reddit, you can clear out all your old and/or embarrassing social posts.
From security and privacy concerns to good old-fashioned cringe, there are all kinds of reasons you might want to delete your old social media posts. And there are plenty of tools for the job out there. The problem: most tend to focus on one or two social media networks. Redact (website: https://redact.dev/ ), however, is a paid tool with support for deleting posts on 28 different services.
You can use it to scan for old posts and choose what to delete, or you can search for posts that mention specific topics. It can also be used to delete posts on a schedule—this is perfect if, for example, you wanted to delete all Bluesky posts a month after you post them. It's a lot of power, basically, and it runs locally on your computer, meaning you're in control.
Supported Networks:
The services supported are broad, including retro social networks you haven't thought about in ages alongside common work tools. The complete list of supported networks is Bluesky, Bumble, Deviantart, Discord, Disqus, Facebook, Flickr, Github, Gyazo, email (anything that supports IMAP), Imgur, LinkedIn, Mastodon, Medium, MyAnimeList, Pinterest, Quora, Reddit, Skype, Slack, Stack Exchange, Steam, Telegram, Tumblr, Twitter, Vimeo, Wordpress, and Yelp. That's a broad cross-section of the social web, ranging from dating apps to business tools.
Cost:
Unless you pay for a subscription you will quickly notice all kinds of limitations—the free plan only supports Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Reddit, and even for those networks there are limits on how far back you can scan for messages and how many message you can delete. The free version is really only useful for getting a feel for the service.
You will need a paid plan for most features—plans start at $7.99 per month. That adds up for ongoing use, granted, though if you're just emptying out old posts from a bunch of accounts you might only need to pay for a single month. T he Ultimate plan is necessary if you want to delete files from "work" accounts including Slack, Github, and Stack Exchange—that plan starts at $14.99 per month