Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Purge Inactive Accounts, Which Could Give You the Handle You've Always Wanted

This could open up more than a billion accounts, potentially giving access to much-desired handles.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Victor Barber

And if you’ve been waiting for a handle to free up, you could be in luck soon.

It could also mean that Twitter threads from years ago would be fragmented with gaps of unavailable tweets.

Elon Musk purchased Twitter late last year for $44 billion.

Since then, the site has seen an80% reduction in work force, leaving around 1,500 employees.