Twitter is freeing up usernames as it removes inactive accountsIt's a Christmas miracle!
What you need to know
Twitter is set to purge inactive accounts starting on December 12th.
Those that are removed will eventually see their handle available to anyone to choose.
Affected users will receive an email asking them to keep their account active.
Twitter has begun to alert users with inactive accounts that they could lose their username and account altogether if they do not take action. Reported by The Verge, Twitter has started to send out emails to users with dormant accounts instructing them to sign in before December 11th or risk losing their accounts and username forever. Any account that has not been signed into for 6 months will be on the chopping block.
A spokesperson for Twitter explained their reasoning for the great purge of Twitter accounts in an email to The Verge:
"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 ...
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Twitter is freeing up usernames as it removes inactive accounts
