Elon Musk To Remove Twitter Accounts With Infrequent Usage

The tech billionaire is reassuring the users of Twitter's commitment to freedom of speech

It might be time to check in with your Twitter account, especially if it’s been a while. According to Elon Musk’s new policy, several accounts will no longer be active due to a long stretch of inactivity. As a result, there will be a significant drop in the usage of the microblogging platform.

This announcement comes from Elon Musk threatening to remove NPR’s Twitter account because of its recent inactivity. This was NPR protesting against the implication that government has the power to editorialize its content. Elon Musk has predicted a drop in followers due to the removal of accounts.

Elon Musk To Remove Inactive Accounts From Twitter

Under Elon Musk's new policy, Twitter will experience a drop in user growth — Under Elon Musk’s new policy, Twitter will experience a drop in user growth

Under the new policy, all accounts with minimum activity will no longer be a part of Twitter. Users have been suggested to long once in 30 days to keep their accounts. Following the account suspension, Twitter will be able to free up usernames that have been collecting dust for years, bringing in more users shortly.

Elon Musk elaborated on his new policy in this latest tweet, “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop.” In a separate tweet, he said inactive accounts will become a part of the archive. Currently, there are details about the process to access the archived accounts.

We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 8, 2023

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Elon Musk’s Introduction Of Blue Twitter

The Twitter CEO is making changes to combat the bot problem at Twitter

The Twitter CEO recently introduced Twitter Blue to reduce the number of fake accounts. In recent years, we have seen bot accounts spamming and impersonating celebrities, creating widespread misinformation and confusion. But introducing Twitter Blue will ensure the account belongs to the person who bought it, free from bots.

You can enjoy many additional features with Twitter Blue at a subscription fee. It allows you to access videos for up to 60 minutes, providing a tweet edit option. You can also compose Tweets of up to 10,000 characters under this feature. The goal is to make Twitter a broader service without the hassle of bots and trolls.

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