If you upload an image from your browser, there's a little popup in the corner for a few seconds that allows you to delete it again. No such thing exists in the apps though and if you miss the popup, that's it.
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PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude
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Damnit. I wish I known that an hour ago. I guess my butthole pic will live on with the internet for an eternity.
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I’ll be honest, didn’t realize this was news to anyone online in general. What is posted online stays online, particularly if you wish it didn’t. Most especially if you make a stink about it.
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If you ask the instance admin nicely, they might delete it for you, with a small risk of taking down the instance if they mess with pictrs
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Yea i remember coming across this issue on git the devs were being angry at the poor lad.
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