Reddit has angered its users again by deleting all chats and messages before 2023. The company said this was part of a new chat architecture it plans to implement, but many users were shocked to find their message logs gone without warning.
Mashable reported a work around that would require you to request your account data online, which might include old conversations. However, this is not as easy as accessing them before. Users were unhappy with Reddit’s lack of communication and transparency about the chat removal. The notice was announced in a changelog post shared on June 22. But the notice came after two other feature announcements, so it seems the users missed it.
This is not the only issue Reddit is facing, though. Some subreddits went dark to protest new policies that affected third-party apps like Apollo. Reddit also plans to phase out its coin system, which rewards exceptional contributors. This has worried long-time users who value the awards and medals that reflect Reddit’s culture.