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They can be taken immediately. Source me, former Twitter employee pre 2021

• angoragoats 2y ago
  It must have changed between when you worked there and now, because I just checked and I can't sign up with my old handle (despite it returning a "this account doesn't exist" error when attempting to view it).
  • deleted 2y ago
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  • throwaway290 2y ago
    As of 2023 the model was to allow taking a handle even if it already exists but did not post for a while: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-inactive-username-handle-marketplace-report-2023-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-inactive... So it seems unlikely they would keep deleted handles forever. I bet they become part of this marketplace program a la "premium domains".
    • angoragoats 2y ago
      I can’t find any evidence that the plan outlined in that article was actually launched. The owner of Twitter says a lot of stuff, but most of it is made up.