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Twitter U-turns over banning white nationalist

Richard B Spencer.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/12/twitter-u-turn-banning-white-nationalist-richard-b-spencer-alt-right

Summary:
"Richard B Spencer’s account reinstated weeks after being suspended as part of wider crackdown on hateful conduct from ‘alt-right’ members" 

Spencer’s account was suspended as a move against leaders of a "“alt-right”, a far-right movement " which has been an issue since the election of Trump in America and on the same day twitter made it easier to report hateful content. As a result more of his multiple accounts accounts of "white-nationalist National Policy Institute" were suspended. 

However, it seems that he may have been suspended for other reasons suggesting it may have been due to "for running multiple accounts with too much overlap." Following his suspension Spencer "Spencer hosted a conference in Washington DC, where audience members gave enthusiastic Nazi salutes " But, his account was later reactivated and re-verified. 

My opinion:
At first it seemed that the audience had the power to bring about change, to collectively present their political opinion and have major media platforms like twitter respond to these needs. However, that isn't the case, instead it seems that the only change that can come around it making it easier to report individuals - this might not even be such a huge benefit either because it depends on the way in which twitter reacts.

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