Several prominent conservatives and white supremacists on Twitter noticed they had lost thousands of followers on Wednesday morning. Claiming they were targeted because of their political views, they surfaced the hashtag #TwitterLockout. Twitter confirmed with Business Insider it had indeed suspended accounts, but said Twitter's tools are "apolitical." Some prominent conservatives and white supremacists on Twitter lost thousands of followers Wednesday after Twitter purged its service of numerous automated "bot" accounts. Claiming they were unfairly targeted for their political views — and that some legitimate Twitter users were locked out or suspended — conservative Twitter users started the hashtag #TwitterLockout, which was trending on Wednesday morning.