The Chief Executive of Twitter, Elon Musk, on Monday, announced that the platform will be cancelling inactive accounts that haven’t been used for a long period of time.
“We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for several years, so you will probably see follower count drop,” Musk said in a tweet.
Musk-mandated changes at Twitter from slashing staff to doing away with free verification check marks seen as stamps of authenticity have alienated users and advertisers.
Twitter’s blue ticks were reinstated on some media, celebrity, and other high profile accounts late in April — a move protested by many of the recipients.
Musk tweeted at the time that he was “paying for a few (subscriptions) personally.”
Many official media accounts regained a tick, including AFP, which has not subscribed to Twitter Blue.
The reinstated ticks did not lure back US public radio NPR, which in mid-April suspended activity on its accounts.
