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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-in
by 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 agoI 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.