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Seems like they could avoid this problem, keep old accounts, and still free up the namespace by just renaming all these accounts @_archived_originalname (or som
by wilg 7y ago
Seems like they could avoid this problem, keep old accounts, and still free up the namespace by just renaming all these accounts @_archived_originalname (or something better).
Maybe with some kind of process to re-activate the account under the original name (or a new one if it has since been taken). And some kind of hands-on resolution process for people who accidentally got deactivated. Feels tractable.
- hombre_fatal 7y ago> Twitter said the effort is not, as had been suggested by some users on the network, an attempt to free up usernames. > The site said it was because users who do not log-in were unable to agree to its updated privacy policies.
- OJFord 7y agoThat.. makes sense, but is almost suspiciously proactive.
- dmix 7y ago6 months is quite a bold number, much harsher than domain names would do. I’d get like two years which is probably still tens of millions. That’s a lot of potential digital content that will go dark.
- unityByFreedom 7y agoDoes that make sense? Why should a privacy policy be retroactive on things I already posted?
- CKN23-ARIN 7y agoBecause Twitter potentially bears liability by hosting them into the future, and is only willing to bear that liability if you agree to their terms.
- unityByFreedom 7y agoCitation needed. If they receive a copyright takedown request and don't act on it, then they're liable. Otherwise I don't see where liability comes into play. Please cite court cases showing websites are liable for content posted by its users. Nobody is using Twitter to archive copyrighted material.
- jlgaddis 7y agoExcept that Section 230 explicitly states that they don't bear liability.
- etatoby 7y agoDoes European privacy law have the same provision? They are removing non-US accounts first, after all.
- flurdy 7y agoDon't like that idea. There are a lot of direct links across the internet to tweets that would get broken if the handle was renamed.