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Twitter Purges Thousands Of Bot Accounts

In this photo illustration, the logo for the Twitter social media network is projected onto a man on Aug. 9, 2017 in London. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
In this photo illustration, the logo for the Twitter social media network is projected onto a man on Aug. 9, 2017 in London. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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).

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