Might 8 (Reuters) – Social media platform Twitter Inc will take away accounts which have been inactive for a number of years, CEO Elon Musk introduced in a tweet on Monday, saying that the motion is “vital to unlock deserted handles.”
Twitter's billionaire proprietor in a separate tweet stated inactive accounts might be archived, Musk didn't add any particulars on when the method will start.
It was not instantly identified if or how Twitter customers will be capable to entry archived accounts.
Musk additionally stated customers on the micro-blogging platform might see a drop in follower rely, as a number of inactive accounts would possibly get eliminated.
In keeping with Twitter's coverage, customers ought to log in to their account at the very least as soon as each 30 days to keep away from everlasting removing as a result of extended inactivity.
Earlier this month, Musk “threatened” to reassign Nationwide Public Radio's Twitter account to a different firm, after the general public broadcaster stopped posting content material to its 52 official Twitter feeds in protest towards a Twitter label that implied authorities involvement in its editorial content material.
Twitter final month eliminated the legacy verified blue tick from the profile of hundreds of individuals, together with celebrities, journalists and distinguished politicians.
Musk has made account verification part of Twitter's Blue subscription, a transfer he stated would deal with the problem of bot accounts on the social media platform.
Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Shinjini Ganguli
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