The rapper formerly known as Kanye West said Thursday he plans to give the keys to his Twitter accounts to Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and right-wing conspiracist Alex Jones in protest against Elon Musk’s stance on the platform. But won’t let you come back. After the 2018 ban.
“I have a Twitter account and today I’m going to tweet Nick and Alex from my account,” Mr West, who now goes by Ye, said on Jones’ Infowars show, part of a anti-Semitic rant where he praised Hitler and attacked Jewish celebrities in Hollywood.
“I find it a little hypocritical that Elon Musk said he was buying Twitter to create a free speech environment,” said Mr. Fuentes, an adviser to West’s 2024 presidential campaign.
“He says free speech is the thing that’s going to save the West and our civilization, but yet he makes an exception for Alex for some very specific reason, perhaps not personal to him but certainly principled.”
independent has contacted Twitter for comment.
This is not the first time Yeh and his camp have attacked the new Twitter owner.
Earlier this month, an unconfirmed video began circulating on social media in which the rapper and fashion designer said he had “issueWith musk to not restore between Jones Allowing previously deactivated accounts back On the stage.
“Alex Jones Is a Christian” West Told in clip. “But you have a person who doesn’t believe that Christ is going to buy an American media outlet and choose who gets to be on stage. Jesus is Lord.”
In 2018, Twitter permanently suspended from Jones’ Twitter account, saying that his posts violated “our abusive behavior policy”.
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information,