'You have gone too far': Elon Musk BLASTS Kanye West before suspending rapper's Twitter account
SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA: Kanye West's Twitter account gets suspended within ten days after 'Chief Twit' Elon Musk reinstated the same. The official handle was reinstated after the 'Deaf Con 3' controversial tweet on November 21. However, it is now suspended by Musk on Thursday, December 1, for tweeting an image of a Nazi swastika inside a Star of David, a Jewish religious symbol, indicating it would be the logo for his proposed 2024 presidential campaign.
According to Daily Mail, in a text message sent to the rapper, which Kanye himself posted before the suspension states Musk told him, "Sorry, but you have gone too far. This is not love." The account was locked out for 12 hours and eventually got suspended. However, there is no clarity if the suspension is permanent or temporary.
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In another tweet, Kanye wrote, "Jesus is King, I love the first amendment! Long live, Ye! I pray to Jesus that Elon is for real." To which Musk responded, "Jesus taught love, kindness and forgiveness. I used to think that turning the other cheek was weak & foolish, but I was the fool for not appreciating its profound wisdom."
He further added in another tweet, "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended." Meanwhile, Kanye tweeted, 'Let's always remember this as my final tweet, #Ye24," with a picture of Musk in shorts, to which Musk responded, "That's fine."
I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 2, 2022
Meanwhile, the Chief Twit tweeted on Kanye's tweet with the image of a Nazi swastika inside a Star of David, "This is Not," indicating it is not right to tweet contents of this type. Musk has been an advocate of free speech on Twitter. He had purchased Twitter for $44 Billion to reduce moderation on the platform to the minimum.
However, Musk has continued its ban on Alex Jones and his Info Wars website. He said about the ban, "I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics, or fame." Jones claimed that the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax. Kanye's suspension happened at a point where he also appeared on Jones's podcast on Thursday, December 1, and claimed, "I see good things about Hitler… Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler.” He further added on the podcast, "They did good things too. We gotta stop dissing the Nazis all the time. I love Jewish people, but I also love Nazis.” He then went on to explain, “There’s a lot of things that I love about Hitler. A lot of things," reported The Guardian.