A social network refuses an erasure request solely because 'the pos…

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A social network refuses an erasure request solely because 'the post is still interesting to other users.' What is the better framing of erasure / right-to-be-forgotten analysis?

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Erasure depends on statutory grounds and balancing—including others’ rights where relevant—not a controller popularity veto alone. — Interesting to the crowd is not a GDPR eraser-proof shield. You still check whether an erasure ground fits and whether competing rights tip the scale. Virality is not a legal basis for keeping someone’s data forever.

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Controllers may always keep posts that generate engagement metrics.

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Erasure never applies to content published by the data subject themselves.

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Interest from other users automatically creates an adequacy decision for retention.

A social network refuses an erasure request solely because 'the post is still interesting to other users.' What is the better framing of erasure / right-to-be-forgotten analysis?

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