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Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by echelon on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:02PM (#21644914)
Wait, is this really happening? Can you confirm or post evidence? This is a big deal if so.
Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by eggsome on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @01:58AM (#21645875)
I can't provide proof, but I _know_ that I tweeted @adom_dev around the time of it's kickstarter and one of the Baldurs Gate EE devs about gemrb around the time they announced that project.

Both tweets are gone.

Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by kretor on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @09:43PM (#21654223)
I don't think those tweets are gone.

The "Tweets & replies" section of your profile (https://twitter.com/eggsome/with_replies ) has two tweets that seem to match your description:

https://twitter.com/eggsome/status/228459378859180032

https://twitter.com/eggsome/status/189888249500680192

Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by fullstop on Monday December 02, 2019 @08:39AM (#21682171)
I can't prove that it was deleted. My first tweet appears to be from 2012 but I joined in April 2007 and definitely tweeted once then. (I was wrong about it being 2006)

I'm pretty sure that I changed my handle at some point. I'll try to remember what it was and search the internet archive.

Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by dylan604 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:15PM (#21644958)
How does one prove a negative? A deleted tweet from 2006 where nobody has taken a screen shot. It's not an active account like POTUS with the entire world watching specifically for catching deletes. I'm seriously asking
Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by echelon on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:21PM (#21644974)
Internet Archive. Account metrics. Cached search results. There are probably a number of potential ways.
Re:Twitter prepares for cull of inactive users by kick on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @11:20PM (#21645217)
That doesn't seem like a big deal at all. They don't do blanket removals of tweets.