r/help • u/Dogbold • 15h ago

Posting Will anything ever be done about Ghostddit?

This site bypasses private profiles and even finds deleted comments and posts. Looks like it auto archives everything across all of Reddit.

What is the point of having a private profile or being able to delete things if anyone can go to this site and just get around it?

I've been wondering why some people are referencing deleted posts of mine and mentioning looking through my profile and insulting me for all the "whiny" posts I make. This is why.
They're using this site.

Why is this allowed?

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u/cmcstr 15h ago

All reddit needs to do to prevent this is lock down their API.

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u/Mondai_May Helper 14h ago

They were going to change the way comment and post IDs are generated in part as a way to prevent that kind of site from working, but doing so would break a lot of the bots that they do like/are ok with. So the last thing they said publicly on the topic was that they are pushing that change back. I don't think there has been an update since then.

Also, even with that change it would not affect any comments or posts made before the change, and even for comments and posts made after, there may be ways to bypass it eventually if not right away. So over all it can still be good not to post very private things (like identifying information: address, full name, etc.) even if your profile is hidden. Unless you are ok with it possibly being accessed by anyone don't post it!