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WHOA: Gavin McInnes, Proud Boys accounts suspended by Twitter

Gavin McInnes, who is currently a host for Conservative Review, was suspended by Twitter on Friday:

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The verified account for The Proud Boys was suspended, too:

As well as the accounts of various Proud Boys regional affiliates:

More from BuzzFeed:

Twitter suspended several accounts associated with the Proud Boys, a right-wing group present at last year’s Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, ahead of a similar rally in Washington, DC this weekend.

The company suspended the group’s main account @ProudBoysUSA, as well as that of its founder Gavin McInnes, for violating its policy on “violent extremist groups.” The company also took down several regional accounts associated with the organization.

“We can confirm that these accounts have been suspended from Twitter and Periscope for violating our policy prohibiting violent extremist groups,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to BuzzFeed News.

Just yesterday, McInnes warned it was coming:

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There has been a effort from the left to alert social media platforms to content they find objectionable:

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