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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by angoragoats on Sunday January 12, 2025 @09:29PM (#42679414)
It must have changed between when you worked there and now, because I just checked and I can't sign up with my old handle (despite it returning a "this account doesn't exist" error when attempting to view it).
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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by throwaway290 on Monday January 13, 2025 @12:24AM (#42680325)
As of 2023 the model was to allow taking a handle even if it already exists but did not post for a while: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-inactive...

So it seems unlikely they would keep deleted handles forever. I bet they become part of this marketplace program a la "premium domains".

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Re:I deleted my social media accounts by angoragoats on Monday January 13, 2025 @08:52AM (#42683405)
I can’t find any evidence that the plan outlined in that article was actually launched. The owner of Twitter says a lot of stuff, but most of it is made up.
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