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Twitter is watching for hate speech now Source: AAP

Twitter has begun deleting the accounts of some well-known white nationalists after new rules targeting hateful and abusive content came into effect.

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Twitter has begun deleting the accounts of some well-known white nationalists after new rules targeting hateful and abusive content came into effect.

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