New Delhi: Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Musk said that users on the micro-blogging platform may see a decline in the number of followers.
As per Twitter’s policy, users must log into their account at least once every 30 days to avoid permanent removal due to prolonged inactivity. Earlier this month, Musk “threatened” to reassign National Public Radio’s Twitter account to another company after the public broadcaster stopped posting content to its official Twitter feed.
Twitter last month removed the legacy verified blue tick from the profiles of thousands of people, including celebrities, journalists and prominent politicians. Musk has made account verification a part of Twitter’s Blue Membership, which he said will tackle the issue of bot accounts on the social media platform.