Twitter suspends Proud Boys on eve of deadly Unite the Right rally anniversary

Platform bars rightwing ‘western chauvinist’ group for violating its policy against violent extremists Twitter suspended numerous accounts associated with the rightwing “western chauvinist” group the Proud Boys on Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Verified accounts belonging to the group and its founder, Gavin McInnes, were suspended for violating the platform’s policy against “violent extremist groups”, a company spokeswoman confirmed. A number of non-verified accounts for various Proud Boys chapters were also suspended. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/10/twitter-suspends-proud-boys-charlottesville #Headlines by: Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco

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