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		herendin2 on Nov 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users What you said is true, but they will free up old usernames FTA- "previously unavailable usernames will start coming up for grabs after the 11 December cut-off"

dissidents on Nov 27, 2019 | [–]

Twitter handles are worth a lot of money and hackers have spent much effort to steal them. See

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/how-i...

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/twitt...

Amazing if Twitter is just going to release valuable namespaces worth millions all on the same day.

dehrmann on Nov 27, 2019 | [–]

Color me incorrect. I wish them luck with that.

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