Elon Musk Suspends Kanye West's Twitter Account After Controversial Swastika Post

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter barely a few weeks after being reinstated on the platform.

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The rapper’s suspension came after he made a series of controversial posts.

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One of the posts included an image of a swastika merged with the star of David.

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Twitter CEO said that the post incited violence in a post that confirmed West’s suspension.

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“He again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk said.

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He later penned another post that clarified West’s suspension.

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The tech mogul reinstated several controversial accounts after his takeover of Twitter.

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West was previously on an indefinite suspension from Twitter for posting anti-Semitic comments.

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Balenciaga, Adidas, and several other industry giants canceled West at the time

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