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CN Death It makes me sad that Twitter is going to remove accounts that weren't active in six months. I would prefer them to archive those accounts. Release the username, but keep the Tweets. I sometimes visit profiles to remember deceased friends. help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-p

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JSON Baumgartner

@jasonbaumgartne

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What the fuck? Why?

10:55 PM · Nov 26, 2019Twitter Web App

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(That's directed at Twitter -- this seems silly)

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I assume that it serves two purposes. - Reactivate inactive users (Login or your username is gone as strong incentive; Some may stay active) - Remove stashed spam accounts (Years ago it was way easier to mass create accounts.

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I see them being used for spamming years later. I assume that they are being sold in batches. Removing them before they are re-activated may reduce overall spam.)

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