The Daily Observer London Desk: Reporter- John Furner
Elon Musk announced Monday that Twitter is ‘purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years.’
Users immediately shared concerns over losing accounts of their loved ones, noting the tweets are a way to memorialize them.
It seems the purge is geared toward lurkers who use the platform yet rarely share updates.
Donald Trump has not tweeted since 2021, even though he was banned for over a year, and Apple has never shared anything on its account.
According to Twitter’s policy, users should log in to their accounts at least once every 30 days to avoid permanent removal due to prolonged inactivity.
Elon Musk announced Monday that Twitter is ‘purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years’
Pictured is Musk and his son at the Formula 1 race in Miami, Florida on Saturday
Andrew Tate, an internet personality who was just released from jail for suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, shared his concerns about the purge.
‘Very good idea. But my father died and I still read his account daily. Please keep him active,’ Tate tweeted.
Other people are asking Musk to find a way to memorialize the accounts.
While many users fear their loved ones’ accounts will be part of the purge, these users can export an archive of the tweets if they can access the account.
Go to your Account settings by clicking the ‘more’ icon in the navigation bar and selecting Your account from the menu.
Then click on Download an archive of your data.
Another option is to see All My Tweets, connect the website to your account and then enter a person’s Twitter handle.
All My Tweets creates a file with the last 3,200 tweets shared from that account, which you can then download, save or print – but only if their account is not private.
The announcement has also been met with some excitement – removing such accounts would free up long-coveted usernames.
But how people can scoop up these names has not been confirmed.
Musk warned that the move would cause users’ follower counts to drop dramatically.
Trump was booted from Twitter on January 8, 2021 due to ‘the risk of the US president using the platform to incite further violence.’
Donald Trump has not tweeted since 2021, even though he was banned for over a year, and Apple has never shared anything on its account.
Users immediately shared concerns over losing accounts of their loved ones, noting the tweets are a way to memorialize them
