#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. 
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The event is just the latest sign that Twitter is taking action against bot acc