{"id":504640,"date":"2022-10-28T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/confusion-reigns-over-kanye-wests-twitter-suspension\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T16:23:01","slug":"confusion-reigns-over-kanye-wests-twitter-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/confusion-reigns-over-kanye-wests-twitter-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"#Confusion reigns over Kanye West&#8217;s Twitter suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a122a0e752\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a122a0e752\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/confusion-reigns-over-kanye-wests-twitter-suspension\/#%E2%80%9CConfusion_reigns_over_Kanye_Wests_Twitter_suspension%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Confusion reigns over Kanye West&#8217;s Twitter suspension&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CConfusion_reigns_over_Kanye_Wests_Twitter_suspension%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Confusion reigns over Kanye West&#8217;s Twitter suspension&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Confusion reigned Friday over the status of Kanye West\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account after his friend\u00a0billionaire Elon Musk completed his takeover\u00a0of the company.<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s Twitter account <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kanyewest\">was publicly viewable as of Friday<\/a>, sparking several reports that Musk had restored his account. But the r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er still hasn\u2019t tweeted since his latest ban earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon, Musk tweeted that \u201cYe\u2019s account was restored by Twitter before the acquisition. They did not consult with or inform me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Friday, Musk <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1586059953311137792?s=46&amp;t=thjmKf7w5UIIi-XQeGj6_Q\">tweeted<\/a> that \u201cTwitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints,\u201d adding that \u201cNo major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurtwagner8\/status\/1586047518638735362?s=46&amp;t=W0A29smW_k8FIIDPlm87Mg\">Bloomberg reporter Kurt Wagner<\/a>\u00a0noted the situation had caused \u201ca lot of confusion,\u201d reporting that West never lost control of his account despite a temporary freeze, citing unnamed sources.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-94.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kanye West\" class=\"wp-image-24440159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-94.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kanye West has more than 31 million followers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c@Kanyewest was not un-banned or reinstated today. He was never banned. His account was temporarily frozen,\u201d Wagner tweeted. \u201cThat freeze was quickly lifted weeks ago, according to two sources. He\u2019s been able to tweet for weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wagner\u2019s report\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-10-28\/ye-s-twitter-account-appears-to-be-no-longer-suspended\">contradicted a separate post<\/a>\u00a0from his own outlet, which earlier said that West\u2019s account \u201cappeared to be no longer suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>West\u2019s account is being closely watched as a bellwether for how Musk plans to handle suspensions as Twitter\u2019s new owner. West, who legally changed his name to \u201cYe\u201d last year, was locked out of the platform earlier this month after the rapper posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of anti-Semitic remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The Post has reached out to Twitter for comment. The rapper has more than 31 million Twitter followers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-tucker-003.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kanye West\" class=\"wp-image-24440161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-tucker-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-tucker-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/kanye-tucker-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kanye West has drawn intense criticism after making a series of anti-Semitic remarks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk publicly commented when West returned to the platform on Oct. 8 after a two-year hiatus, tweeting, \u201cWelcome back to Twitter, my friend!.\u201d But West\u2019s profile was quickly suspended after he tweeted that he would go \u201cdeath con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Tweet violated the Twitter Rules,\u201d a message on West\u2019s page still reads.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent tweets on West\u2019s account are from Oct. 9, when he questioned the origins of cancel culture and called on the public to support \u201cIranian youth\u201d who were \u201cleading a revolution against 44 years of dictatorship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/elon-15.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk\" class=\"wp-image-24440157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/elon-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/elon-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/elon-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Met Museum\/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Musk has made it clear on several occasions that he opposes account suspensions on Twitter and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Musk plans to\u00a0end the practice of permanent bans on Twitter accounts, Bloomberg reported. He has also indicated he would\u00a0reverse the permanent suspension\u00a0of former President Donald Trump\u2019s account, but had yet to do so as of early Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Several major brands, including Adidas and fashion house Balenciaga, have cut ties with West in response to his recent anti-Semitic remarks. The loss of the Adidas deal cost West\u00a0an estimated $1.5 billion\u00a0and knocked him from the ranks of the world\u2019s billionaires, according to Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of the backlash over his remarks, West announced earlier this month that he planned to buy the social media platform Parler.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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West\u2019s Twitter account was publicly viewable as of Friday, sparking several reports that Musk had restored his account. 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