Fake, locked and suspicious accounts to be deleted this Thursday – says Twitter
In a move to make twitter a safer and healthier environment for conversations, twitter management is set to purge every suspicious, locked or banned accounts from their database.
As a result, celebrities, social media influencers and generally high followership individuals may be affected as the slash will cut across board.
Twitter put up this update on their timeline yesterday and the move is set begin today Thursday the 12th July 2018.
https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1017077041865412609?s=19
https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1017077043958296577?s=19
The major aim is to meaningful and accurate follower count. And in response to this move, #TwitterPurge has been trending worldwide with users sharing their thoughts on the move. Find excerpt below:
Twitter Will Began Purging Up To 9.9 Million Fake Accounts, Trolls and Bots Today in Hopes Of Making Twitter a Happier and Safer Place.
So All Those Accounts That Are On Here Just To Pick Fights or Start Lies Will Be Gone.Nice @Twitter 👍#TwitterPurge
— ∼Marietta (@MariettaDaviz) July 12, 2018
Still, some users are throwing shade at the US President.
Can wait to see how many followers you lose during the #TwitterPurge @realDonaldTrump you fake ass piece of human garbage.
— MING (@MingsMusic) July 11, 2018
If your account is spam free and without suspicious activities, then you have nothing to worry about.
