Business magnate, Elon Musk on Friday removed American rapper, Kanye West from Twitter “for incitement to violence” after the record producer posted a picture that appeared to show a swastika interlaced with a Star of David.
This development occurred hours after an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which West sparked outrage by declaring his “love” of Nazis and admiration for Adolf Hitler, The Punch reports.
Meanwhile, West shared a picture of a shirtless Musk getting sprayed with water, tweeting, “Let’s always remember this as my final tweet.”
Musk who responded said, “Just clarifying that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering pic of me.”
The Twitter chief executive officer who initially called himself as a “free speech absolutist,” has repeatedly said he believes all content permitted by law should be allowed on Twitter, and sought to remake the social media organisation after he took control in October.
In an hours-long appearance on Infowars, the show fronted by Jones, West – now known as Ye – wore a black mask completely covering his face, as he ranted about sin, pornography, and the devil.
“I like Hitler,” West said several times.
West hid his face completely under a mask that had neither eye nor mouth slits.
However, Jones addressed him as West as they spoke, Infowars billed the interview as being with West, and at one point, Jones took West’s cellphone and posted a tweet on his account that appeared in real-time.
However, West earlier hinted he is running for US president in 2024, has spoken openly about his struggles with mental illness, but his erratic behaviour has continued to raise concerns.
In recent time, West’s commercial relationships crumble after a series of anti-Semitic comments, as the one-time titan of fashion and music appears to have entered a disturbing spiral.
