Twitter suspended Kanye West’s account for the second time in months after he posted a swastika in a tweet that Elon Musk said violated the platform's rules
Twitter Inc. again suspended Kanye West’s account after the musician and designer posted a swastika in a tweet that the social-media platform’s owner,Mr. West, who now legally goes by Ye and had recently returned from a previous suspension, on Thursday posted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David.. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.”Mr.
Mr. West’s account was restored in November, with Mr. Musk saying on Twitter the suspension had been done before his $44 billion acquisition of the company. “They did not consult with or inform me,” he wrote on Twitter at the time. Last week Mr. Musk said he would reinstate suspended accounts, bringing back users who previously had been banned for posting hate speech, inciting violence or engaging in other behavior that violated its policies. He reinstated the account of former PresidentTwitter didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on how long Mr. West’s suspension would last.Mr.
During an interview Thursday with internet broadcaster Alex Jones, Mr. West said there are “a lot of things” that he loves about Adolf Hitler. Parlement Technologies Inc., the parent company of social network Parler, said Thursday a sale to Mr. WestIn October, Parlement Technologies said it had entered into an agreement in principle with Mr. West to buy the platform, which has attracted millions of users by pitching itself as a “free speech Twitter alternative.”Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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