Inactive account deletion: Difference between revisions

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*[[X Corp|X]], formerly known as Twitter, had in 2023 announced its intentions to delete inactive accounts, although following public backlash it had retracted the decision, saying that inactive accounts would be archived instead while their handles would be freed. Despite the retraction, there are at least one anecdotal reports which alleged X had deleted suspended accounts that are not logged in for a long time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter to remove idle accounts, archive them

|first=Akash |last=Sriram |first2=Shinjini |last2=Ganguli |date=9 May 2023 |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-remove-inactive-accounts-2023-05-08/ |url-status=live |website=Reuters |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250526024527/https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-remove-inactive-accounts-2023-05-08/ |archive-date=2025-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Gerken |title=Twitter plans to remove and archive inactive accounts |date=9 May 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65533014 |website=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250621004808/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65533014 |archive-date=2025-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Grantham-Philips |last=Wyatte |title=Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/twitter-is-purging-inactive-accounts-including-people-who-have-died-angering-those-still-grieving |url-status=live |date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260125105022/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/twitter-is-purging-inactive-accounts-including-people-who-have-died-angering-those-still-grieving |archive-date=2026-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=cyberanakinvader |website=[[Reddit]] |date=8 Jun 2024 |title=Twitter is silently deleting some suspended accounts which has not been logged in for some time. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1db1sru/twitter_is_silently_deleting_some_suspended/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111213116/https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1db1sru/twitter_is_silently_deleting_some_suspended/ |archive-date=2026-01-11}}</ref>

*[[Yahoo]] claims that they deletes inactive accounts when they're not signed in for 24 months.<ref>https://help.yahoo.com/kb/reasons-yahoo-deactivates-deletes-account-sln2018.html</ref>

*[[Yahoo!]] claims that they deletes inactive accounts when they're not signed in for 24 months.<ref>https://help.yahoo.com/kb/reasons-yahoo-deactivates-deletes-account-sln2018.html</ref>

==Proposed solutions==

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 *[[X Corp|X]], formerly known as Twitter, had in 2023 announced its intentions to delete inactive accounts, although following public backlash it had retracted the decision, saying that inactive accounts would be archived instead while their handles would be freed. Despite the retraction, there are at least one anecdotal reports which alleged X had deleted suspended accounts that are not logged in for a long time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitter to remove idle accounts, archive them
   |first=Akash |last=Sriram |first2=Shinjini |last2=Ganguli |date=9 May 2023 |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-remove-inactive-accounts-2023-05-08/ |url-status=live |website=Reuters |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250526024527/https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-remove-inactive-accounts-2023-05-08/ |archive-date=2025-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Gerken |title=Twitter plans to remove and archive inactive accounts |date=9 May 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65533014 |website=BBC |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250621004808/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65533014 |archive-date=2025-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Grantham-Philips |last=Wyatte |title=Twitter is purging inactive accounts including people who have died, angering those still grieving |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/twitter-is-purging-inactive-accounts-including-people-who-have-died-angering-those-still-grieving |url-status=live |date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260125105022/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/twitter-is-purging-inactive-accounts-including-people-who-have-died-angering-those-still-grieving |archive-date=2026-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=cyberanakinvader |website=[[Reddit]] |date=8 Jun 2024 |title=Twitter is silently deleting some suspended accounts which has not been logged in for some time. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1db1sru/twitter_is_silently_deleting_some_suspended/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260111213116/https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1db1sru/twitter_is_silently_deleting_some_suspended/ |archive-date=2026-01-11}}</ref>
-*[[Yahoo]] claims that they deletes inactive accounts when they're not signed in for 24 months.<ref>https://help.yahoo.com/kb/reasons-yahoo-deactivates-deletes-account-sln2018.html</ref>
+*[[Yahoo!]] claims that they deletes inactive accounts when they're not signed in for 24 months.<ref>https://help.yahoo.com/kb/reasons-yahoo-deactivates-deletes-account-sln2018.html</ref>
 ==Proposed solutions==