Google Will Soon Delete Inactive Accounts, But Makes An Exception For YouTube Accounts

Today Google again announced plans to delete inactive accounts to free up these usernames for new owners. According to Google, if you have not used your Google account in the last two years, starting in December 2023, they will start deleting these accounts. This news applies to all their platforms except one, and that is YouTube. Google says any account with YouTube channels, videos, or comments, will be exempt from his policy. This is great news, as many had feared that Google would wipe out millions of videos from now inactive accounts. Google also says any account with a gift card with a monetary balanced attached to it will also be exempt from this new policy. Here is what Google wants you to know about this new policy: What this means for you: These changes do not impact you unless you have been inactive in your Google Account for two years or have not used your account to sign in to any Google service for over two years. While the changes go into effect today, the earliest we would enforce any account deletion would be December 2023. If your account is considered inactive, we will send several reminder emails to both you and
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