Why are brands and celebrities always able to get short usernames that were definitely taken before? What happens to the previous owner of the username?

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Why are brands and celebrities always able to get short usernames that were definitely taken before? What happens to the previous owner of the username?

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They buy it, or could use legal stuff to say it is infringing their brand.

People often register domains and usernames that they expect big brands to try and snag in the future. They can then sell it to them for a profit.