Twitter has once again suspended rapper Kanye West’s account, almost two months after it was reinstated, for violating the microblogging platform's rules.
The suspension came after the rapper tweeted an image that showed the Nazi symbol Hakenkreuz inside the Star Of David. The tweet was then deleted.
Twitter owner Elon Musk earlier confirmed that the rapper’s account would be suspended in response to a user’s tweet that read,”Elon, Fix Kanye Please.”
Musk replied, “I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.”
Musk mentioned that the account is suspended for incitement to violence.
Kanye’s account was reinstated on 21 November. Elon Musk, who calls himself a free speech absolutist, had welcomed his return on the platform.
Earlier, the rapper went on a horrific antisemitic tirade during an appearance on Alex Jones' 'Infowars' talk show in which the controversial rapper praised Hitler.
West told Jones that Hitler, like every human being, brought value to the world. He also said he sees good things about the Nazi founder. Later in the interview, West made antisemitic jokes about former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports 'Variety'.
West has been widely condemned over the last couple months for his antisemitic hate speech. In addition to Adidas ending its business relationship with West, CAA dropped him as a client and MRC scrapped a planned documentary about his career. West claimed in late October that he lost $2 billion in one day because of his hate speech.
Most recently, West's frequent collaborator Pusha T. publicly spoke out against the rapper. "It's been disappointing," he said of West's recent string of pushing antisemitic rhetoric. "As a Black man in America, there is no room for bigotry or hate speech. So yeah. It's been very disappointing, let's talk straight."