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The article explicitly states the goal, which is not to free up handles: "The site said it [the upcoming deletions] was because users who do not log-in were un
by siftrics 7y ago
The article explicitly states the goal, which is not to free up handles:
"The site said it [the upcoming deletions] was because users who do not log-in were unable to agree to its updated privacy policies."
Although, to your credit, the handles will indeed become available:
"...previously unavailable usernames will start coming up for grabs after the 11 December cut-off - though Twitter said it would be a gradual process, beginning with users outside of the US."
- cyborgx7 7y agoThe evidence suggests that the suspect committed the crime. Oh nevermind, the suspect explicitly stated he did not commit the crime. I don't even think freeing up usernames is necessarily a bad thing, but trusting the stated motivation of big companies for their actions seems awfully naive.