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Twitter Purges Thousands Of Bot Accounts

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Without warning, Twitter deleted thousands of automated accounts, or bots. The move upset conservatives who saw it as censorship and violating free speech.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik).

This segment aired on February 22, 2018.

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