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Google warns again it will start deleting inactive accounts in December (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[โ€“] spiderman@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Will this enable the new users to pick a name of the deleted ones?

[โ€“] NightOwl@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Probably not. If those are tied to accounts then people could use password resets to get access, and that might be something Google might want to avoid getting involved in.