Twitter says most recent follower purge is about bots, not politics
A number of Twitter users are claiming the platform is purging itself of conservative viewpoints as some lost thousands of followers last night. Richard Spencer, writer Mark Pantano and Candace Owens of Turning Point USA were among those spreading the #TwitterLockOut hashtag campaign and claiming that only conservative accounts were being targeted. Did anyone get a "heads up" up from @Twitter @TwitterSupport prior to them purging followers? I'd give them benefit of doubt but they've been caught too many times censoring conservative accounts #TwitterLockOut https://t.co/Wi1q9KdAb7 — 🇺🇸MFLYNNJR🇺🇸 (@mflynnJR) February 21, 2018 I've lost close to 1,000 followers offer the past few hours. Major purge underway. — Richard 🐉 Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) February 21, 2018 Twitter is currently purging the followers on conservative accounts only. I just lost 3000 followers in one minute. Check out the trending hashtag to confirm that it is ONLY conse...