Redact Can Delete Your Posts From 28 Different Social Networks
From security and privacy concerns to old-fashioned snubs, there are plenty of reasons why you might want to delete your old social media posts. And there are many tools for this work. Problem: Most of them tend to focus on one or two social networks. However, Redact is a paid tool that supports deleting posts on 28 different services.
You can use it to search for old messages and choose what to delete, or search for messages that mention certain topics. It can also be used to delete posts on a schedule – ideal if, for example, you want to delete all Bluesky posts a month after they are published. Essentially, it’s a lot of power and it runs locally on your computer, meaning you’re in control.
The services supported are wide, including retro social networks you haven’t thought about for a long time, along with the usual work tools. Full list of supported networks: 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. This is a wide range of social networks, ranging from dating applications to business tools.
How to use Edit
To get started, you need to download the app and create an account. After that, you can start logging into the services you want to delete messages from, and then choose which messages you want to delete. If you’re using Chrome, there’s an option to get all the sites you’re currently logged into from there.
Unless you pay for a subscription, you’ll quickly notice all sorts of limitations—the free plan only supports Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Reddit, and even those networks have limits on how far back you can scan messages and how many messages you can delete. The free version is really only useful for getting to know the service.
For most features, you’ll need a paid plan—plans start at $7.99 per month, which works out to $95.88 per year (no annual discount). This, of course, adds up to ongoing usage, although if you’re just deleting old messages from multiple accounts, you might only have to pay for one month. The Ultimate plan is required if you want to delete files from “work” accounts, including Slack, Github, and Stack Exchange—this plan starts at $14.99 per month, which works out to $179.88 per year.
The process works the same for most social networks and services: you log into your account and can then begin scanning and deleting messages. There are four main modes: Preview , which allows you to scan messages and preview them; Delete , which deletes everything without asking any questions; Select and Delete , which allows you to mark the messages you want to delete before continuing; and Scheduled Delete , which allows you to automatically delete messages on an ongoing basis. Please note that for Scheduled Uninstall to work, you must leave the app installed and running on your device.
It is worth noting that each supported application has a simple and an advanced form. How this works depends on which social network you use. For example, Reddit’s advanced form allows you to filter posts by subreddit, post type, keywords, NSFW tag, etc. You can even choose not to delete posts that have a certain amount of karma. Each network has similar advanced rules, meaning you can really control what you want to delete.
There are plenty of options here, each tailored to the specific social network you’re trying to clean up. The user interface explains what everything does and, if there are limitations, what those limitations are. If you’re looking for a way to delete your posts from many different social networks using one tool, Redact is worth a try.