Alt-right accounts suspended after Twitter anti-troll announcement

Twitter has suspended a number of accounts linked with the alt-right movement after announcing new features and policy changes in a bid to combat abuse on the platform. 

The alt-right is a loosely defined group of right-wingers who reject mainstream conservatism. Among the accounts that were suspended is that of Richard Spencer, head of the National Policy Institute think tank. 

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Spencer, who had a verified account on Twitter (@RichardBSpencer), told The Daily Caller News Foundation: "This is a corporate Stalinism".  Read more...

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