Milo Yiannopoulos banned from crowdfunding site Patreon

Far-right activist wanted funds for comeback, saying: 'I've had a miserable year or two'

The far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos has suffered a setback in his attempts to relaunch his career after being banned by the crowdfunding site Patreon.

Yiannopoulos, recently revealed to be more than A$2m (1.1m) in debt, according to Australian court documents, had been hoping to recruit people to regularly contribute funds to a planned comeback.