Twitter reinstates white nationalist leader’s account

Published December 11, 2016 7:55pm ET



Twitter reinstated the account of prominent white nationalist Richard Spencer on Saturday after it had been suspended in mid-November as part of a crackdown on alt-right accounts.

Spencer, who is the head of the National Policy Institute, was not banned for violating Twitter’s policy prohibiting harassment, incitement and hate speech.

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