Update. This article was originally published on Monday 30 January. Shortly afterwards, it was temporarily taken down following a complaint from the Young Liberal Society. Following investigation, The Independent is satisfied that the article should be republished. One change has been to the article to make clear that the person Marcus Nield contacted for information about why his account had been banned is one of several administrators of the group, not the only one. Having asked the YLS numerous questions about this matter The Independent has finally been told that Mr Nield’s account was blocked because it was being operated under a nom-de-plume and without a full-face avatar. No questions were asked of him before the account was banned to confirm that it was pseudonymous. Mr Nield notes that numerous members of the group operate under apparent pseudonyms and without full-face avatars. The Independent has seen evidence that he received several hostile responses from other members to the post about polls described in the article above. It was shortly after these hostile comments were made that his account was blocked. The administrator referred to in the article says he was unable to offer Mr Nield a contemporaneous explanation of why his account had been blocked for technical reasons, though he points out he responded to Mr Nield's initial request for an answer by saying he would "ask the group". 15/2/17