Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, announced the suspension of an account American rapper Kanye West on the social network, Friday, for “incitement to violence” following he posted a picture of a swastika entwined with the Star of David.
“Just to clarify, his account has been suspended for incitement to violence,” Musk said.
Musk comments on a photo published by the rapper, who is facing increasing isolation following anti-Semitic statements and expressing his clear admiration for Hitler.
The rapper raises more controversy
Two weeks ago, the American rapper sparked more controversy, starting with his differences with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her family, even his colleagues in the artistic field, until the crisis developed into social media companies that banned the singer from entering his accounts on Twitter and Instagram, following publishing messages The company said it was hostile and hateful.
It began with the suspension of Kanye West’s account on “Instagram” following attacking rapper Diddy.
“All lives matter, but Black Lives Matter don’t play with it. Don’t wear the shirt. Don’t buy the shirt. Don’t play with the shirt. It’s no joke.”
The incident comes following West was criticized for wearing a T-shirt that read “White Lives Matter” during Paris Fashion Week.
In contrast, the Anti-Defamation League deemed the phrase “hate speech” and attributed it to white supremacists who began using it in 2015 in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Among them was Diddy, who posted a video to Instagram saying he was “not swayed” by the logo.
He also added, “All Lives Matter – but Black Lives Matter, don’t play with the shirt. It’s no joke.”
In turn, the rapper responded and said: “I did not like our conversation .. I sell these shirts. No one can interfere between me and my money.”
Mask previously intervened and returned it to the platform
When Didi once more asked him to stop, West replied, “I will use you as an example to show the Jews who told you to contact me that no one can threaten or influence me.”
His Instagram account was suspended because of his hateful messages, which violated the policy of the famous application.
West then took to Twitter, posting a photo of himself with Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. “Look at this, Mark. How did you kick me off Instagram?” he said.
What necessitated the intervention of the American billionaire Elon Musk, who was seeking at the time to buy Twitter, to reopen the account once more, and wrote, “Welcome to Twitter, my friend.”
He also said he spoke to Kanye West, expressing concerns regarding the rapper’s posts, and the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said Kanye West took him “very seriously.”
Trump is in crisis because of West
The Republican Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell, criticized a dinner hosted by the former president Donald Trump With a white nationalist, meaning the rapper, he said that anyone who associates with anti-Semites or white supremacists “is unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States”.
“There is no place in the Republican Party for anti-Semitism or white supremacy,” McConnell said during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill.
