The Twitter made it known that he would not delete the accounts until he found a way to "mention" dead users and acknowledged that the lack of such a policy is an omission on his part.
Σspecifically the Twitter announced that it would "freeze" its plans for the mass deletion of all dormant accounts that have not been moved for at least six months, following strong reactions from users, especially regarding the accounts of the dead people who were also to be deleted.
"We apologize for the confusion and will let you know," was the Twitter message to its users. "We will not remove any dormant accounts until we create a new way for people to remember the accounts of the dead." The reaction delighted several users who were worried, according to the BBC.
The deletion of dormant accounts, when done, will begin in the countries of the European Union, in order for Twitter, as he said, to comply with the new general European data protection regulation (GDPR).
Other social media such as Facebook allow confirmed family members of the deceased to request that their account be kept "frozen" over time. Twitter is now leading to a similar solution, so that the digital footprints of the dead are not lost.
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