Twitter won't be removing inactive accounts after backlash over profiles of dead users
Posted on AllSides November 29th, 2019
From The Left
Twitter is rethinking its plans to purge inactive accounts, including those started by users who have died.
Soon after saying that it will get rid of some accounts that go unused, Twitter decided to put a pause on the plans after receiving backlash from people who didn't want to lose tweets from users who have passed away.
“We’ve heard you on the impact that this would have on the accounts of the deceased. This was a miss on our part," Twitter said in a statement Wednesday.
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