Google's New 'Inactive Account' Policy Won't Delete Years of YouTube Videos

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By BeauHDMay 17, 2023, 11:30 pm194 pts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google's new inactive account policy already has people up in arms. The company announced on Tuesday that accounts that have gone unused for two years will be deleted, and a lot of people are asking what exactly this means for YouTube content. There are…

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