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"any Post that you have made public may remain available. You understand and agree that it may not be possible to completely delete your content from Substack's records or backups...Excerpt from Substack's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “any Post that you have made public may remain available. You understand and agree that it may not be possible to completely delete your content from Substack's records or backups...”
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