6 riot-is the latest illustration of how extremist groups can sometimes spread their message with impunity, despite social media companies' promises to the contrary. Twitter says it uses "automated tooling and manual assessments" to remove accounts violating its rules.īut the presence of dozens of Proud Boys accounts-at the same time the group's leaders are facing federal charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. In line with our violent organizations policy, when we identify or become aware of accounts affiliated with this or other designated organizations, we immediately and permanently suspend the accounts," the company said in a statement. "In 2018, we permanently suspended accounts affiliated with the Proud Boys organization. TODAY inquired about the accounts, Twitter removed nearly all of them for violating its rules. When those accounts were followed, the service's algorithm even "recommended" other similar accounts to follow.Īfter U.S. But profile, along with at least 30 others that contained obvious Proud Boys messaging, were active until last week. ![]() Twitter, citing its policy against violent organizations, had permanently banned the Proud Boys and its founder in 2018. But if the insider terms weren't clear enough, there was the banner image: A group of Proud Boys holding their hands in sideways "OK" signs, a known rallying symbol for white supremacy. The pinned tweet, which sits atop any other posts, was practically a glossary for the language of the extremist street gang known as the Proud Boys.
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