Twitter is sending emails to inactive accounts and will start freeing up usernames next month
As per a report from The Verge Twitter is actively sending emails to users with inactive accounts. Twitter will take action starting on December 11 and plans to free up accounts that haven’t been signed into over six months.
A Twitter spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge of Twitter’s actions. “As part of our commitment to serve the public conversation, we’re working to clean up inactive accounts to present more accurate, credible information people can trust across Twitter. Part of this effort is encouraging people to actively log-in and use Twitter when they register an account, as stated in our inactive accounts policy.”
We have begun proactive outreach to many accounts who have not logged into Twitter in over six months to inform them that their accounts may be permanently removes due to prolonged inactivity. – Twitter spokesperson
The removal of accounts is said to take place over the course of several months and not all at once according to the report. If you’re waiting for that one username to become free, you might have to frequently check back. As for bot accounts, Twitter says they should be safe as long as they are active.
Here’s the email that’s been sent out to inactive accounts.
Hello,
To continue using Twitter, you’ll need to agree to the current Terms, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Use. This not only lets you make the best decisions about the information that you share with us, it also allows you to keep using your Twitter account. But first, you need to log in and follow the on-screen prompts before Dec. 11, 2019, otherwise you account will be removed from Twitter.
