Elon Musk Suspends Kanye West’s Twitter Account Again

The rapper Ye is not shopping for right-leaning social media website Parler, the corporate mentioned Thursday.

Ye, previously often known as Kanye West, had supplied to purchase Parler in October. At the time, Ye and Parlement Technologies, which owns Parler, mentioned the acquisition could be accomplished within the final three months of the 12 months. The sale worth and different particulars weren’t disclosed.

“This decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November,” Parlement Technologies said in a statement Thursday. “Parler will continue to pursue future opportunities for growth and the evolution of the platform for our vibrant community.”

Early Friday, Ye’s Twitter account was suspended after the rapper posted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David. New Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension in a tweet replying to a Ye post of an unflattering photo of the billionaire, which Ye called his “final tweet.”

“I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk tweeted.

Parler is a small platform within the rising house of right-leaning, far-right and libertarian social apps that promise little to no content material moderation to weed out hate speech, racism and misinformation, amongst different objectionable content material. None of the websites have come near reaching mainstream standing.

Parler launched in August 2018 however did not begin choosing up steam till 2020. It was kicked offline in January 2021 over its ties to the lethal rebellion on the US Capitol earlier that month. A month after the assault, Parler introduced a relaunch however did not return to Google Play till September of this 12 months.

Ye has made a collection of antisemitic feedback in latest weeks, together with praising Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday. Ye’s remarks led to his suspension from social media platforms, his expertise company dropping him and corporations like Adidas reducing ties with him. The sportswear producer has additionally launched an investigation into his conduct