Published on 07:26 PM, January 15, 2021

Twitter says White House Twitter accounts will be transferred to Biden admin

FILE PHOTO: A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters, during a purported demonstration by supporters of US President Donald Trump to protest the social media company's permanent suspension of the President's Twitter account, in San Francisco, California, US, January 11, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Stephen Lam

Twitter Inc on Thursday said it will transfer institutional White House Twitter accounts to Biden administration when the US President-elect swears in on January 20.

Twitter said bit.ly/3icNB9E it will facilitate transfer of institutional White House Twitter accounts including, @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS, and @PressSec, adding those accounts will not automatically retain the followers from the prior administration.