Elon Musk confirmed on Friday that Kanye West’s Twitter account has been suspended shortly after the rapper posted a Swastika merged with a Star of David and shared private messages between the two.
“I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk wrote.
West, whose legal name is Ye, had earlier posted a photo to Twitter of a swastika merged with a Star of David, the symbol of Judaism. He also shared a photo of a topless Musk on holiday with Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel alongside the caption: “Let’s always remember this as my final tweet.”
Musk, responding to the latter post said: “That is fine” before noting of the former: “This is not.”
“I Like Hitler, I See Good Things About Him’
West had only recently returned to Twitter after being locked out of his account in October for violating the company’s policies when he posted a tweet that was accused of being anti-Semitic.He was among a string of previously banned accounts that were later welcomed back by Musk—who has vowed to make Twitter a platform that allows free speech—including that of former President Donald Trump.
Upon returning, designer West quickly posted “Shalom” alongside a smiling emoji. Shalom is a Hebrew word meaning “peace.”
On Thursday, West, wearing a full balaclava, appeared alongside controversial political commentator Nick Fuentes on Alex Jones’s Infowars show, where he heaped praise on Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
West also claimed that there were a “lot of good Nazis who were just fighting for their country.”
After his Twitter account was suspended, West turned to Trump’s Truth Social platform where he shared what appeared to be text messages between himself and Musk.
“Sorry, but you have gone too far. This is not love,” Musk wrote to the rapper, who responded with: “Who made you the judge.”
Also on Thursday, social media platform, Parler, announced that West would no longer be going through with his planned purchase of the “free speech alternative” based on a “decision was made in the interest of both parties in mid-November.”
West could not be reached for comment.