Neowin News Feed for: Purge

A new Microsoft feature could change how mailbox data gets deleted forever

Usama Jawad — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:20:01 +0000

A major upgrade is coming to Microsoft's Exchange Online cleanup feature, promising quicker mailbox purges and fewer steps for admins. Read more...

Twitter will purge around 1.5 billion inactive accounts to free up usernames

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:44:01 +0000

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has announced that the social media platform will delete 1.5 billion inactive accounts that haven't logged in or tweeted from, to free up usernames and handles. Read more...

Millions of 'spammy' Instagram accounts deleted; Bieber hit hard losing 3.5m 'Beliebers'

Alec Robertson — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 13:00:01 +0000

Instagram has completed a huge spam-purge resulting in the deletion of millions of accounts, which were marked posting spam. Some users are not happy. Read more...

Microsoft Continues '.Net' Naming Purge - But Quietly

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:24:19 +0000

Windows Server 2003 isn't the only Microsoft product that no longer sports the .Net brand name. Microsoft seems to have learned a lesson from decision to remove ".Net" from the Windows Server... Read more...

Purge Closed Beta Phase 4

Marcel Klum — Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:56:55 +0000

Purge is an online-only computer game. It is a hybrid Role-Playing-Game / First-Person-Shooter set in the near future accounting a war between the diametrically opposed forces of science-fiction (the Order) and fantasy (the Chosen). Technology... Read more...

Purge beta screenshots

Marcel Klum — Thu, 06 Jun 2002 10:04:51 +0000