Surely it has happened to you that you have created a new account on a social network or any service and your usual username has already been taken; On Twitter, this is a very common problem, because creating a new account is very simple.
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As a result, you probably had to try some trick, like putting a lower bar in the middle of the name, changing a letter to a number, or putting your date of birth at the end (the latter option is the worst).
Musk opens username vault
Elon Musk might have the solution, although as usual with him it could bring more problems. As reported The New York TimesTwitter plans to auction usernames for the social network that have not been used for a while, with the aim that current users can change it.
The username is what comes after the at sign, and although it can be changed, it is unique for each user; that is, two people cannot have the same thing. It is inevitable that the most common and famous names will already be taken, and Musk wants to take advantage of this to earn a few dollars.
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Indeed, Musk will not publish these names for nothing; will run one or more auctions, where current users can wager real money to get the one they want. According to the owner of Twitter, there are still 1.5 billion names available for auction.
And what are these requirements? Not easy. This is an important question, because it must be defined when an account is considered “abandoned”. If it’s because you haven’t posted anything, there are a lot of people who use Twitter to read the latest news and not as a social network, then your accounts would be in danger.
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Another problem is that an account that has lost its username will be deleted, losing access to all tweets it has posted. This can result in the loss of a huge amount of content that is still accessed on a daily basis, simply because the account owner does not want to keep updating the account. Or simply not. Many users suggested that this change would be disrespectful to deceased users years and whose count would be lost forever, removing a reminder for family and friends.
Ultimately, Musk might face a lot of controversies and complaints if he finally holds this auction, but it’s not like that ever slowed him down.
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