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> In future, the firm said it would also look at accounts where people have logged in but don't "do anything" on the platform. Yes, Twitter is going to purge a

> In future, the firm said it would also look at accounts where people have logged in but don't "do anything" on the platform. Yes, Twitter is going to purge a lot of accounts, the same accounts Twitter boasted about having pre IPO in order to fake growth.

mc32 7y ago
That sucks! I have an account. I log in but I never post. I only use it to follow some interesting accounts —that is all. I don’t contact customer service i don’t feign outrage I don’t virtue signal I don’t post memes... it’s by all means passive. WTF, I just want to follow some accounts which disseminate useful information.
- tehwebguy 7y ago
  I think that counts as doing something
- iamaelephant 7y ago
  That represents probably the overwhelming majority of Twitter usage. Your account will be fine.
- cvhashim 7y ago
  They probably have ways of getting the metric usage for lurkers
- lilyball 7y ago
  Do you come into contact with Twitter advertising? Then you’re probably fine.
- hombre_fatal 7y ago
  > Twitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline.
  - mc32 7y ago
    I’m responding to my parent poster who quotes: “In future, the firm said it would also look at accounts where people have logged in but don't "do anything" on the platform.” I guess it depends on what “don’t do anything” translates to in Twitterspeak.
    - stOneskull 7y ago
      Maybe "on the platform" should be emphasised. Like if you just use your twitter account to log into another site or something.
  - yungnoob 7y ago
    The old Yahoo Mail strategy. See how well that one worked out.
    - biddlesby 7y ago
      I don't get this reference: what happened at Yahoo mail and how did it work out?
      - meroje 7y ago
        They removed inactive accounts. And made the handles available to register again by someone else.
- jcims 7y ago
  The best type of twitter account is the one that brings eyeballs to the platform. Yours is the second best. You're fine.
- lukec11 7y ago
  I do the same with Reddit and HN - I have an account because I'm on the platform, but I rarely comment. This probably won't be a great move for Twitter, especially given how little time they've provided.
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mc3 7y ago
> The cull will not affect Twitter's reported user numbers, as the firm bases its usage level only on users who log-in at least once a day. According to its latest earnings report, from September, Twitter has 145m "monetisable" daily active users (users who come into contact with Twitter's advertising on a daily basis).

mc32 7y ago

That sucks! I have an account. I log in but I never post. I only use it to follow some interesting accounts —that is all. I don’t contact customer service i don’t feign outrage I don’t virtue signal I don’t post memes... it’s by all means passive. WTF, I just want to follow some accounts which disseminate useful information.

tehwebguy 7y ago
I think that counts as doing something
iamaelephant 7y ago
That represents probably the overwhelming majority of Twitter usage. Your account will be fine.
cvhashim 7y ago
They probably have ways of getting the metric usage for lurkers
lilyball 7y ago
Do you come into contact with Twitter advertising? Then you’re probably fine.
hombre_fatal 7y ago
> Twitter will begin deleting accounts that have been inactive for more than six months, unless they log in before an 11 December deadline.
- mc32 7y ago
  I’m responding to my parent poster who quotes: “In future, the firm said it would also look at accounts where people have logged in but don't "do anything" on the platform.” I guess it depends on what “don’t do anything” translates to in Twitterspeak.
  - stOneskull 7y ago
    Maybe "on the platform" should be emphasised. Like if you just use your twitter account to log into another site or something.
- yungnoob 7y ago
  The old Yahoo Mail strategy. See how well that one worked out.
  - biddlesby 7y ago
    I don't get this reference: what happened at Yahoo mail and how did it work out?
    - meroje 7y ago
      They removed inactive accounts. And made the handles available to register again by someone else.
jcims 7y ago
The best type of twitter account is the one that brings eyeballs to the platform. Yours is the second best. You're fine.
lukec11 7y ago
I do the same with Reddit and HN - I have an account because I'm on the platform, but I rarely comment. This probably won't be a great move for Twitter, especially given how little time they've provided.

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mc3 7y ago

> The cull will not affect Twitter's reported user numbers, as the firm bases its usage level only on users who log-in at least once a day. According to its latest earnings report, from September, Twitter has 145m "monetisable" daily active users (users who come into contact with Twitter's advertising on a daily basis).