IIRC it only specifies deletion of private data, not "account deletion". Those are somewhat different things. It's been a few years since I read the GDPR, and

IIRC it only specifies deletion of private data, not "account deletion". Those are somewhat different things. It's been a few years since I read the GDPR, and I'd have to re-read it again with HN's use case in mind, but I'm reasonably (though not completely) sure that "delete every comment you ever made" isn't covered.