Kanye West's Twitter Account Suspended by Elon Musk

Dec 02, 2022 By Abhimanyu Singh

Musk tweeted "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended."

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Twitter has suspended rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after tweeting a photo of a swastika fused with the Star of David.

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Musk, who calls himself a free speech absolutist, welcomed the return of the rapper, now known as Ye, to the platform in October.

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Just two months after it was reinstated, Twitter suspended rapper Kanye West's account again after he posted a photo showing a Hakenkreuz

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He appeared to post an image of a swastika, a symbol synonymous with the Nazis, inside a Star of David, a prominent symbol of Judaism

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On Thursday, Yeh praised Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. "I like Hitler," he said several times.

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Ye's account was suspended within an hour after Musk responded to a Twitter user, who said "Elon Fix Kanye Please."

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Before suspending Ye's account, which had more than 30 million followers, Twitter restricted one of his tweets.

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