What happens to the @POTUS Twitter account after the election?

WASHINGTON, DC (KTRK) -- Here's a 21st century dilemma if there ever was one: What happens to the @POTUS Twitter account and other social media handles when a new POTUS is inaugurated?

President Obama's was the first administration to embrace social media, launching a robust online presence that spans Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumble, Medium and other platforms, but will POTUS 45 inherit Obama's massive social media following?
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Yes, the White House announced, although with one caveat -- President Trump will inherit all of the official White House social media handles and followers, but not their existing content, giving the next President a fresh start on social media.

All of President Obama's tweets will be archived under the newly created @POTUS44 handle, which will be administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Mere hours after Trump's inauguration, Obama resumed tweeting on his original @BarackObama handle.



NARA will archive the administration's other Twitter, Facebook and Instagram profiles (like @WhiteHouse, @FLOTUS, @PressSec, and @VP) under similar Obama-specific handles.



Other digital initiatives, like WhiteHouse.Gov and petition platform We The People, will have their content archived but be made available for use by future administrations.