Article 4VR4J Twitter to clear out inactive accounts and free up usernames

Twitter to clear out inactive accounts and free up usernames

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Alex Hern
from Technology | The Guardian on (#4VR4J)

Company has been criticised for handling of move it says will reduce risk from hacking

Twitter has announced it is to clear out inactive accounts, freeing up dormant usernames and reducing the risk of old accounts being hacked.

But the company is facing criticism for the way it has handled the announcement, with many concerned that the accounts of people who have died over the past decade will be removed with no way of saving their Twitter legacies.

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