Georgii007

Thanks! I hope this will be useful for you.

Hi HN!

I just launched SimpleMarketing, a tool that helps indie developers and early-stage startups promote their projects on Reddit safely and efficiently. It finds relevant subreddits, generates ready-to-post content, and creates a 4-week posting plan.

After weeks of wasting time posting blindly, I realized building quietly in a distraction-free space is way more productive. My wife and I spent a week in a cabin, and that’s when I built something I actually love.

Would love feedback from the community!

Absolutely! Correcting mistakes and correcting them again is already a familiar task.

Thank you!

1.Yes, people with bad reputations may try to "unsubscribe" from the system, and it is true that this creates a potential blind spot. But the right to opt-out and defamation defense is more important. Here there will be a balancing act between private security and public harm.

2. The risks of false information are real. This is one of the most difficult parts of the project. I envision:

- Multi-stage moderation - Plausibility signals (AI filtering, account activity) - Ability to "reply" or mark as "challenged"

3. If someone requests data via GDPR and finds false accusations - they should be able to challenge, track, get a response and get it removed. I plan to build in a dispute resolution mechanism to not only comply with the law, but to ensure fairness for all parties.

I repeat: the project was conceived with good intentions, but these risks are not just hypothetical - they are structural. I am grateful that you have voiced them at this stage. If you have ideas or experience in similar systems - I would be very happy to dialog.

You're right: just geo-blocking by IP is not enough to reliably protect you under GDPR, especially if any user uploads potentially identifiable information about an EU/UK resident, even from outside those regions. It doesn't solve the problem. I recognize that such a system requires a much more precise mechanism for identifying and filtering data, as well as a process for handling deletion requests and protecting against re-additions.

Right now, the project is in its early stages, and these discussions help us understand exactly where the boundaries of what is acceptable and how to build in legal and ethical compliance from the start.

Here's what I plan to put in place: Strict content moderation and technical filters to exclude PII (personally identifiable information).

The right to remove and revoke, with as simple a process as possible, including the ability to auto-alert when you try to post again.

A separate legal page explaining restrictions, moderation principles and responsibilities.

As we develop, consultation with GDPR and digital rights experts before launching anything in the EU/UK.

Thank you so much for bringing this up — I really appreciate it, and you're absolutely right.

Right now, the app is still in pre-MVP stage — no real user data is being collected or processed yet. But as I build this, GDPR compliance is something I’m absolutely planning for before any public launch, especially if the app is ever made available in the EU or UK.

Here’s what I intend to do before launch:

The app won’t allow full names or uniquely identifying info like phone numbers or social links.

Reviews will be pseudonymous and moderated, with clear rules to avoid doxxing or identifiable posts.

I plan to implement a “Right to Erasure” mechanism, so anyone mentioned can request complete removal — and I’m also exploring a way for individuals to opt out preemptively, so future mentions get blocked automatically.

If proper GDPR compliance can’t be guaranteed by launch, I’ll restrict access from EU/UK regions until it’s fully ready.

I want this to be a tool that helps people feel safer — not one that puts others at risk. Privacy and ethics are core to this, and I’m grateful for feedback like yours that keeps the vision grounded and responsible.

Thank you so much for your candid comment - and for sharing your personal experience. You are absolutely right: emotional and psychological abuse has no gender, and your case emphasizes how important it is to make space for support for men too.

In the first phase, we are focusing on the female audience because of the specific threats that women face most often in online dating. But we will definitely add the ability to verify for all genders and sexes as well - including men caught in toxic relationships. It's an important and necessary part, and it's already in the plans for upcoming releases.

Thanks again for your kindness and sensible remark