Elon Musk suspends Kanye West's account for breaking Twitter rules - TechCrunch

Elon Musk has suspended Kanye West’s (aka Ye) Twitter relationship aft the second posted antisemitic tweets and violated the platform’s rules. In a reply to Mega laminitis Kim Dotcom, Musk clarified that Ye’s relationship was suspended for “incitement to violence” and not due to the fact that of the euphony creator posting an “unflattering” representation of the Tesla CEO.

Earlier today, West went connected a tweet rampage and tweeted a representation of a Nazi Swastika merged with the Star of David. Soon aft that, helium posted connected Truth Social that his Twitter relationship was temporarily locked. Later, Musk clarified that helium “tried his best” to nudge West to travel Twitter rules, but the rapper inactive continued to station contented that violated the platform’s regularisation against incitement to unit — resulting successful a suspension.

Musk rounded retired the saga by Tweeting “FAFO” — fuck astir and find out.

This is not West’s archetypal rodeo successful presumption of breaking Twitter rules. In October, his relationship was temporarily suspended for posting antisemitic content. But helium doesn’t look to larn the lesson.

West has been the halfway of the quality sum since past nighttime after appearing connected Alex Jones’ Infowars and praising Hitler. Following this appearance, the House Judiciary Republicans relationship deleted its October 6 tweet saying “Kanye. Elon. Trump”.

Soon aft that, societal web Parler said that Ye is not buying the institution aft all.

“Parlement Technologies has confirmed that the institution has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of merchantability of Parler,” the connection said. In October, the institution and Ye had reached an statement for the rapper to buy the societal web for an undisclosed amount.

Earlier this week, Twitter posted a blog station saying it is committed to steadfast speech nether “Twitter 2.0” and the level hasn’t changed immoderate of its policies. But connected the contrary, the institution has changed aggregate policies astir account verification and a cool-off period for caller accounts trying to bargain a Twitter Blue subscription. Musk besides offered a “general amnesty” to antecedently suspended accounts based connected a effect of a poll.

When it comes to wide moderation policy, the caller Twitter proprietor promised a “content moderation council” with “widely divers viewpoints” successful October. Post that, determination person been nary developments connected that front. Musk has talked a batch astir being a “free-speech absolutist” and making Twitter a “public municipality square,” but the lone argumentation helium has repeatedly talked astir is suspending accounts that are inciting violence.