After making anti-Semitic remarks and praising Hitler on Thursday, rapper Ye was suspended from Twitter.
The account of Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, read as “account suspended” early Friday.
Twitter owner Elon Musk said he would be suspended after a post on Ye’s account on Thursday night showed an image that appeared to show a swastika inside a Star of David. The post was later blocked by Twitter for breaking its rules.
Musk wrote on the platform that the suspension was “for incitement to violence.” The duration of the suspension was not immediately clear.
Ye’s suspension comes about a month after multi-billionaire Musk, who has described himself as a “free speech absolutist”, bought Twitter for $44 billion.
Earlier Thursday, Ye sat down for an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which Ye made anti-Semitic comments, referred to “Jewish media,” and said, “I also see good things about of Hitler”.
Ye wore a black full face mask during the interview. White supremacist Nick Fuentes was also on the program, which was broadcast live.
But it was after Ye’s account tweeted the Star of David image later Thursday that he was suspended.
Musk replied to another user, “I tried my best. Despite this, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. The account will be suspended.”
Ye’s Twitter account was previously restricted due to anti-Semitic comments, but he returned to the platform in November. The musk has said Twitter restored Ye’s account before he became the owner.
Over the past few months, Ye has made a series of anti-Semitic remarks and statements targeting Jews.
Adidas cut ties with Ye in October, saying his actions were “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”. The move came after the company was criticized for taking action.
Twitter has suspended other accounts since Musk took over, including those of users who impersonated Musk. It also reinstated some previously suspended accounts, including that of former President Donald Trump.
Shortly after taking over Twitter, Musk’s team fired entire swathes of the company’s workforce, including employees who fight misinformation. On Wednesday, a senior European Union official warned that the company must strengthen measures to protect users against hate speech to avoid breaking the new rules.
Ye appeared to suggest he would quit the platform Thursday night before being suspended. He tweeted an image of a shirtless Musk being doused with a hose and wrote, “Always remember this as my last tweet.”
Musk replied to this tweet: “That’s good.” To the now-blocked post featuring the Star of David, Musk wrote, “It’s not.”
