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* Trello, which is owned by Atlassian, has a "Dormant Trello account policy" which said that accounts that are not logged in for more than two years could be subjected to deletions.<ref>https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/dormant-trello-account-policy/</ref> | * Trello, which is owned by Atlassian, has a "Dormant Trello account policy" which said that accounts that are not logged in for more than two years could be subjected to deletions.<ref>https://support.atlassian.com/trello/docs/dormant-trello-account-policy/</ref> | ||
* [[Twitch]] had implemented deletions of accounts that are not logged in for long periods while reclaiming their usernames in 2017 at least once.<ref>https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2017/01/06/username-rename-recycling-policy-update-882431cb966b/</ref> | * [[Twitch]] had implemented deletions of accounts that are not logged in for long periods while reclaiming their usernames in 2017 at least once.<ref>https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2017/01/06/username-rename-recycling-policy-update-882431cb966b/</ref> | ||
* [[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>https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-remove-inactive-accounts-2023-05-08/</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65533014</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/twitter-is-purging-inactive-accounts-including-people-who-have-died-angering-those-still-grieving</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1db1sru/twitter_is_silently_deleting_some_suspended/</ref> | |||
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