YE GETS THE BOOT: Elon Musk suspends rapper's Twitter account over controversial posts
Texas Rep. August Pfluger unpacks the White House's decision to monitor Twitter and the relationship between Big Tech and politics on 'The Evening Edit.'has booted Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from Twitter for 12 hours after the rapper posted a series of controversial tweets.
The final straw came when Ye posted a picture that appeared to be a Nazi swastika inside a Star of David,of Judaism, and indicated it would be used as the logo for his 2024 presidential campaign. "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence," Musk wrote in response to the tweet that was removed. "Account will be suspended."Just before his account was suspended Thursday night, Ye tweeted out an unflattering picture of a shirtless Musk aboard a yacht with Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel spraying him with a hose, writing: "Let's always remember this as my final tweet.
"Just clarifying that his account is being suspended for incitement to violence, not an unflattering picture of me being hosed by Ari," Musk wrote.In this photo illustration, the Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone with a photo of Kanye West shown in the background.
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