In 2020, Google said it would remove content stored in an inactive account (but not the account itself) to preserve storage space. Google is now updating its inactivity policy so that old, unused ...

May 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google on Tuesday said it would delete accounts that had remained unused for two years starting December, in a bid to prevent security ...

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UPDATE: The news is causing some users to worry that Google will purge YouTube videos and blog posts tied to deleted inactive accounts. But in response, the company said: "At this time, we do not plan ...

Google has updated its policy for personal accounts across its services to allow a maximum period of inactivity of two years. After that time has passed, the accounts "may" be deleted, along with all ...