Twitter to remove idle accounts, archive them


FILE PHOTO Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken August 22 2022. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: Twitter app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) -Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk announced in a tweet on Monday, saying that the action is "important to free up abandoned handles."

Twitter's billionaire owner in a separate tweet said inactive accounts will be archived, Musk did not add any details on when the process will begin.

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