This article will describe how lemmy instance admins can purge images from pict-rs.
Nightmare on Lemmy Street (A Fediverse GDPR Horror Story) |
This is (also) a horror story about accidentally uploading very sensitive data to Lemmy, and the (surprisingly) difficult task of deleting it.
WTF I thought this issue was resolved when instances were getting spammed with gore and CSAM. I can’t believe it’s still so difficult to delete a picture given how incredibly easy it is to upload one… And why do servers even hold onto images that haven’t been posted anywhere to begin with?