Elon Musk says he 'tried his best' to 'fix' Kanye West as rapper is suspended from Twitter AGAIN

Elon Musk confirmed the news on Thursday.
Elon Musk confirmed the news on Thursday.
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George McMillan

By George McMillan


Published: 02/12/2022

- 11:19

Elon Musk confirmed the news on Thursday posting on his own Twitter profile

Kanye West’s Twitter account has been suspended after violating the platform’s policy against inciting violence.

Newly instated Twitter boss and tech-billionaire Elon Musk confirmed the news on Thursday.


It comes after the US rapper posted a series of erratic tweets, one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star.

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks about new Autopilot features during a Tesla event in Palo Alto, California October 14, 2015. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo/File Photo
Replying to one Twitter user, who asked him to “fix Kanye”, Musk replied: “I tried my best."
Beck Diefenbach

He also stoked further controversy online, with remarks made on during an interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday.

During the interview, with his face covered in a mask, West praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Replying to one Twitter user, who asked him to “fix Kanye”, Musk replied: “I tried my best.

Elon Musk responded to a Twitter user
Elon Musk responded to a Twitter user
Twitter

“Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.”

Later, West reportedly posted a screenshot showing that he was locked out of his account for 12 hours on Truth Social – the social media platform created by former US president Donald Trump.

It comes as the parent company of alternative messaging platform Parler announced that the rapper would no longer be buying the platform.

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