What happens to your "deleted" messages? (Spoiler: nothing)

We built BurnChat because we discovered something uncomfortable: no major chat platform actually deletes your messages when you hit "delete."

Slack keeps compliance exports. Teams stores copies in a hidden Exchange folder called SubstrateHolds. Discord files persist on their CDN even after account deletion.

So we asked a simple question: what if we just didn't store anything at all?

BurnChat has no database. Messages live in server RAM only. When you hit burn, they're wiped in under 10 milliseconds. There's no recycle bin for RAM.

Curious — how do you currently handle sensitive conversations? Do you trust "delete" buttons?