Twitter suspended the account of Kanye West — now known as Ye — following a tweet he posted that included the image of a swastika merged with the Star of David. . Kanye West Twitter Profile .This marks the second suspension Ye has seen from the platform this year over antisemitic posts. .Musk took to Twitter to confirm the suspension in response to a post the rapper called his "final tweet" and included an unflattering picture of Musk. . "I tried my best," Musk tweeted. "Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.".Musk replied to another tweet clarifying "that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering pic of me being hosed by Ari."."Frankly, I found those pics to be helpful motivation to lose weight," said Musk in the tweet. .It was reported Ye shared a screenshot of his suspension on Truth Social — a social media platform founded in October 2021 by former US president Donald Trump. .The screenshot indicates Twitter has "temporarily limited some of your account features" allowing him to still be able to browse the platform, but will not be permitted to tweet, retweet, follow, or like posts for 12 hours. .Ye has come under fire in recent weeks for other antisemitic comments which led to his suspension from other social platforms and the loss of sponsorship contracts with companies such as Adidas. .Twitter suspended the rapper's account in early October for comments Ye made saying he was going to go "death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE." .His account was restored again near the end of October. .In recent days, the European Union threatened a possible fine or ban for Twitter if the platform doesn't comply with the EU's Digital Services Act, which calls on tech firms to better police content and prevent abusive posts and disinformation. .Thierry Breton, the EU's commissioner for the internal market, told Musk Twitter will have to significantly increase efforts to "pass the grade," suggesting it is non-compliant with the act, as reported by British daily newspaper The Guardian..West announced mid-October he was set to purchase social networking platform Parler, but it was announced this week the deal has fallen through. .READ MORE: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, acquiring social platform Parler.Parler confirmed the collapse of the deal in a Thursday tweet. ."In response to numerous media inquiries, Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler," said the company in its tweet. ."This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November."
Twitter suspended the account of Kanye West — now known as Ye — following a tweet he posted that included the image of a swastika merged with the Star of David. . Kanye West Twitter Profile .This marks the second suspension Ye has seen from the platform this year over antisemitic posts. .Musk took to Twitter to confirm the suspension in response to a post the rapper called his "final tweet" and included an unflattering picture of Musk. . "I tried my best," Musk tweeted. "Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.".Musk replied to another tweet clarifying "that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering pic of me being hosed by Ari."."Frankly, I found those pics to be helpful motivation to lose weight," said Musk in the tweet. .It was reported Ye shared a screenshot of his suspension on Truth Social — a social media platform founded in October 2021 by former US president Donald Trump. .The screenshot indicates Twitter has "temporarily limited some of your account features" allowing him to still be able to browse the platform, but will not be permitted to tweet, retweet, follow, or like posts for 12 hours. .Ye has come under fire in recent weeks for other antisemitic comments which led to his suspension from other social platforms and the loss of sponsorship contracts with companies such as Adidas. .Twitter suspended the rapper's account in early October for comments Ye made saying he was going to go "death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE." .His account was restored again near the end of October. .In recent days, the European Union threatened a possible fine or ban for Twitter if the platform doesn't comply with the EU's Digital Services Act, which calls on tech firms to better police content and prevent abusive posts and disinformation. .Thierry Breton, the EU's commissioner for the internal market, told Musk Twitter will have to significantly increase efforts to "pass the grade," suggesting it is non-compliant with the act, as reported by British daily newspaper The Guardian..West announced mid-October he was set to purchase social networking platform Parler, but it was announced this week the deal has fallen through. .READ MORE: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, acquiring social platform Parler.Parler confirmed the collapse of the deal in a Thursday tweet. ."In response to numerous media inquiries, Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler," said the company in its tweet. ."This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November."
