Redact

Overview

Redact covers social, messaging, professional and productivity services, including Twitter/X, Facebook, Discord, Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads and Slack. Users can delete or edit content, but supported content types differ by service, and platform rate limits can slow cleanup. Integrations may also pause temporarily when a platform changes.

For social and messaging deletion, credentials and content pass directly between the user's device and the service; Redact receives de-identified usage and diagnostic information. Broker removals and OSINT scans work differently: they can require users to submit identifying information to data brokers or breach-detection services, and results may pass temporarily through Redact's servers. Redact says it encrypts data at rest and in transit, and encrypts and destroys data that passes through its servers for those services after processing.

Key features

Targeted cleanup with a preview

Filters for keywords, hashtags, date ranges and content types narrow the material to consider, while previews let users inspect items before deletion. That makes batch cleanup more controlled than acting on an entire history at once, though the available filters and content types can vary by service.

Recurring deletion and archiving

Scheduled Deletion can repeat every three months, six months, yearly or on a custom interval, starting with Premium. That suits users who want ongoing cleanup rather than occasional manual sessions, but it is not part of the free tier. The local archive can save content to the device before deletion, but it is off by default; enabling it is prudent for anyone who may want a personal copy later.

Broker removal and monitoring

Redact's broker-removal coverage is 120 sites, with continuous removal frequency, automated requests and household identity coverage. These services broaden the product beyond account-history cleanup, but require sharing identifying information with outside services when scans or removal requests call for it.

Pricing

The Free plan costs 0.00 USD per free. It covers the last 30 days of Twitter/X, Discord and Facebook content, Reddit history anonymization at any date, and desktop and mobile apps. Its narrow recent-history window for three services makes it a way to try limited cleanup, not a substitute for broader deletion.

Premium costs 7.99 USD per month, billed $95.88 billed yearly. It adds unlimited deletion, all major social platforms, scheduled deletions and two accounts per platform. This is the practical step up for individuals who want recurring cleanup and wider social coverage, but it does not include the professional platforms and advanced filtering listed for Ultimate.

Ultimate costs 14.99 USD per month, billed $179.88 billed yearly. It adds professional platforms including LinkedIn and Slack, advanced filtering, priority 1:1 support and five accounts per platform. It is the better fit for people managing several accounts or professional-service histories; occasional cleanup across a few social accounts is less likely to justify the higher tier.

Enterprise Platform has custom pricing, billed yearly or monthly, for workforce privacy, compliance archiving, SSO/SAML, data broker removal, scheduled deletions and exposed-data monitoring. Projects uses custom, project-based pricing for social media cleanup, executive reputation protection, incident response, privacy audits and content archiving. Redact Managed has custom pricing, billed yearly, for brand page management, monitoring and reporting, custom retention policies and SLA guarantees. These business offerings are aimed at organizational or defined project needs rather than routine individual cleanup.

Platforms

Redact supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. The desktop and mobile apps are included in Free, so basic access does not depend on buying a paid plan.

Who it's for

Redact is a strong fit for people with histories spread across several supported services who want filters and a preview before acting, or who value scheduled cleanup. It is less suitable for anyone expecting every service to expose the same content types, immediate deletion, or recovery after a mistake. Redact cannot restore content once a platform deletes it or remove copies others have made, such as screenshots or web archives.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Filters and previews give users a chance to narrow and check batches before deletion.
• Pros: Premium and higher add recurring deletion, while Ultimate raises the per-platform account allowance to five.
• Pros: Device-to-service exchange for social and messaging cleanup keeps credentials and content from passing through Redact in that process.
• Cons: Free cleanup is restricted to recent Twitter/X, Discord and Facebook content, apart from Reddit anonymization.
• Cons: Rate limits, service-specific content support and temporary integration pauses can make results uneven.
• Cons: Deletion is irreversible through Redact, and copies outside the platform remain beyond its reach.
• Cons: Broker and OSINT scans may involve sharing identifying information with third-party services.

Alternatives

For a wider range of data-removal options, browse Data Removal Services.

• VALT Data Broker Removal may suit readers seeking a free dVPN, ad-supported secure browsing, connected apps and data widgets alongside its seven-day activity lookback.
• Kanary is another choice with a free mobile app and automated removal tool; its Professional plan costs 9.99 USD per month for managed scans and more support.
• Optery offers free quarterly exposure reports and self-service removal tools, with a Core plan from 3.99 USD per month.
• PrivacyHawk may fit readers seeking automatic monthly removals and continuous monitoring; Premium costs 19.99 USD per month.
• OneRep is another data-removal service to consider.
• DataRemoval.ca is another freemium option.
• ClearID SA is another freemium option.
• Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) is a free web-based option.

Verdict

Choose Redact if you want to clean up activity across multiple social and messaging services with filters, previews and the option to automate future deletion. Its free tier is tightly scoped, so broader coverage means paying at least 7.99 USD per month billed annually. Look elsewhere if restoration, consistent service coverage or avoiding third-party disclosure for broker scans is a priority.