Dealing with hate speech and extreme views on the internet is one of the defining issues of our time but games-focused chat service Discord is being rather aggressive in dealing with this treat.

As reported by Polygon, the games communication app has just shut down a number of alt-right and Nazi-themed servers including *ahem* Atomwaffen Division, The Right Server, Nordic Resistance Movement, Iron March and European Domas.

Discord has declined to say when the clear out began, but users have noticed said servers disappearing over the last few days.

"Swiftly removed"

“Discord has a Terms of Service (ToS) and Community Guidelines that we ask all of our communities and users to adhere to,” a Discord representative said.

“These specifically prohibit harassment, threatening messages, or calls to violence. Though we do not read people’s private messages, we do investigate and take immediate appropriate action against any reported ToS violation by a server or user. There were a handful of servers that violated these ToS recently and were swiftly removed from the platform.”

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