New app deletes any contentious social media posts from the past…

Today’s internet culture means any and every post on the internet has the potential to go viral in a mere few hours. Social media mishaps can practically be seen by any other user of the world wide web; whether it’s a Twitter retweet, Instagram post or accidental photo leak.

Celebrities are particularly susceptible to this given their huge followers, and there are all sorts of examples of them having to publicly account for something they posted in the past. In 2011, politician Ed Balls was clearly trying to get to grips with Twitter, as he tweeted, simply, his own name. It transpired he was trying to search the social media site for what people had been saying about him but it made him look like a bit of a numpty. Ten years later, people still celebrate ‘Ed Balls Day’ while he gamely plays along.

So how can celebrities and non-celebs alike avoid these potentially embarrassing errors? Enter new service, Redact.dev, a unique service where you can scan through your social media history and allow the software to remove any contentious or potentially humiliating posts. You can customize Redact to remove the type of content you’d like across a variety of different platforms, including social media posts, DMs, likes and videos. If you’d prefer to maintain a low online presence, you can schedule to delete your posts every 3 months, 6 months or whenever you’d prefer.

Now, that’s not a carte blanche to start saying things that could be considered offensive, but just that it’s good to know that you don’t have to trawl several years back through your social media accounts yourself to check for errors – now Redact.dev can do it for you. The software supports a variety of different platforms:

Twitter
Delete old tweets, pictures, and videos for rebranding, spring cleaning, or just plain peace of mind.

Reddit
Remove old Reddit posts and comments to get rid of any old skeletons in your post history losing you karma.

Facebook
Delete anything that you posted either on your own profile or somebody else’s.

LinkedIn
Get a fresh start in your professional life by deleting any conversations or posts you’ve ever made.

Tinder
Clean your undoubtedly prolific match history.

Discord
Cleanse your cringe Discord history by either nuking it all, or choosing a specific server or direct message, then specifying keywords and date ranges.

Twitch
Rapidly remove any VODs or clips made of your stream that may be breaking TOS, or remove clips you’ve made of other people’s streams.

Imgur
Delete those old images & comments from Imgur still hanging around.

Deviantart
Remove comments, favorites, or even your own old art posts.

Pinterest
Mass unpin images and delete boards.

Tumblr
Remove unwanted content from your Tumblr page, either already published or just queued.

Instagram
Delete any images you’ve posted on Instagram.

Slack
Rapidly comb through your history and remove your Slack messages.

‘In an era where people are so quick to take offence at things others say, or deliberately hunt back through things like Twitter so see if there’s something bad, they once said or did, this service is a godsend,’ says a spokesperson at Redact. ‘Of course, it’s not an excuse to be an internet troll or bully – remember, your identity could still be found. But most people deserve the chance to start on a clean slate with their social media and forgive past indiscretions.’