Twitter drops 'egg' avatar in attempt to break association with internet trolls

The social network says it is introducing a new default profile photo - a gender neutral silhouette - in a bid to 'prompt more self-expression'

Twitter is abandoning its default "egg" avatar in a bid to shake its association with trolls.

For the past seven years, new Twitter accounts have been assigned a profile picture of an egg - a playful reference to the site's bird logo.