I kind of assumed that everything that could be logged was, and that it would be data-mined insofar as value could be extracted from it down the line.

Negotiating is futile. They can never prove beyond "trust me bro" that they deleted the data, nor that they kept it secret, so why would they actually follow up?

Whatever they have, if it is good they have already sold it to several interested parties under the table, and they will continue to do so. This is just an attempt to grift out a bit of extra cash.

Yep, kinda hard to give a fuck. I wonder though if anyone has used Reddit's private message and other features for messages they wouldn't want to be public.

And using an email address in any service, everyone should know by now there's a good chance they leak at some point.

Yeah. These guys aren't heroes. They're threatening to screw us.

internal documents, source code, employee data, and limited data about the company's advertisers.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/blackcat-ransomware-gang-behind-reddit-breach-from-february/

I could get 80 GB of Reddit data in a day. ArchiveTeam has uploaded 2.97 PB (1PB is 1024 TB or 1048576 GB) so far trying to back up all of Reddit to the Internet Archive and they're still not finished!

I'd be surprised if the data was just content. Memes and texts aren't particularly valuable.

However, data that can be used for tracking/developing user profiles such as what they're subscribed to, how active they are, and how they all link to one another is especially useful for conpetetitors and marketers. Plus any personal data such as emails and profiles. I wouldn't be surprised if you managed to get a huge amount of data under 80gb if it's just text (think how big a 80gb excel sheet would be)