As Twitchy highlighted on Wednesday, a new hashtag is trending among conservatives and MAGA fans: #TwitterLockout. The complaint stems from what appears to be a sweeping purge of followers from many on the Right, which some of those impacted claim is yet another example of Twitter’s leftwing bias at work. But many on the Left have a different explanation: Twitter’s just cracking down on all of those “Russian bots.”
Social media platforms have come under increased pressure in recent days after Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for attempting to sow discord surrounding the 2016 election, in part via internet trolls who allegedly used social media to promote their agenda. Now, Twitter appears to be purging followers of right-leaning users. So is it a Russian purge or a conservative purge?
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