Discussions on subreddits like r/privacy often highlight sites like Pholder as examples of how public internet data is rarely truly "gone" once shared online.
Pholder's role as a scraper and mirror site has led to significant discussion within the Reddit community regarding data permanence: pholder-reddit
Pholder is a visual search engine and content network that aggregates popular images, GIFs, and videos, primarily from . While it serves as a mirror for Reddit content, it functions as a specialized discovery tool that organizes media into a fast, infinite-scrolling gallery interface. Core Functionality and Purpose pholder-reddit
The site acts as a mirror that can display subreddits and user profiles even when they are no longer easily accessible on the primary platform. pholder-reddit