Reddit has banned two popular “alt-right” communities from the site over claims personal information was shared in a bid to harass people.
The “altright” and “alternativeright” groups, known as “subreddits”, were removed from the forum site on Wednesday.
A message posted on Reddit said altright was removed for "a violation of our content policy, specifically, the proliferation of personal and confidential information".
Users claimed the ban was sparked after private information about an anti-Trump protester who punched alt-right figurehead Richard Spencer during a TV interview.
Posting personal information with the user’s permission is known as “doxing”.
A spokesman for Reddit said the ban was due to "repeated violations".
He told the Telegraph: "We are very clear in our site terms of service that posting of personal information can get users banned from Reddit and we ask our communities not to post content that harasses or invites harassment.
"We have banned r/altright due to repeated violations of the terms of our content policy.
"There is no single solution to these issues and we are actively engaging with the Reddit community to improve everyone's experience."
The Standard has contacted Reddit for a comment.
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