#TwitterLockout claims hundreds of conservative users are falsely named bots

Hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of Twitter users were locked out of their accounts Tuesday night, inspiring the hashtag #TwitterLockout.

The reason is unclear but evidence suggests a bot purge that may have flagged certain accounts inaccurately. Locked-out users were instructed to share a phone number with Twitter in order to regain access to their accounts. 

The event is just the latest sign that Twitter is taking action against bot accounts, and yet continues to not be transparent or talk about the problem. That’s long been Twitter’s strategy, as Vanity Fair’s Nick Bilton recently wrote.  Read more…

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