Elon Musk Confirms Kanye West Is BANNED From Twitter
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00:00Elon Musk confirms Kanye West is banned from Twitter the ex-owner who famously champions free speech
00:06Finally hit the kill switch on Ye's account Elon Musk's Twitter
00:10There are red lines Kanye West crossed one of them that prompted the platform to suspend his account
00:16Kanye West is in trouble again
00:18And this time the rapper fashion mogul who has been all over the news
00:21But for the wrong reasons found himself on the wrong side of Elon Musk
00:26Kanye West is in trouble again
00:28His account on X has been
00:29Deactivated after Kanye pushed an advertisement for Yeezy.com after a three-day social media run filled with all kinds of offensive remarks
00:36Kanye decided to deactivate his account, but according to Musk even if he hadn't you still wouldn't be seeing his posts anymore
00:43So what exactly went down?
00:45How did we go from freedom of speech to Kanye's complete disappearance from X and what does this mean for Kanye's already?
00:51Chaotic public image you may think you've heard it all but trust me the chaos continues the Twitter meltdown that started it all
00:59During Super Bowl weekend Kanye decided that instead of enjoying the game with some wings and nachos like the rest of us
01:04He would go on an absolute Twitter spree and by spree
01:08I mean he posted some of the most controversial things we've seen from him in years now
01:12Kanye has had his fair share of what the F moments on social media whether it was his infamous rants about adidas his fallout with
01:19Kim Kardashian or feuding with anything and everything. We've definitely heard it all but this time this was different for three straight days
01:28Kanye went off
01:29posting a combination of remarks that should not have been said bizarre theories and what can only be described as
01:36Unfiltered comments that should not be online for anyone to see at first some of his fans tried to defend him
01:41Saying he was just expressing himself or that he had some deeper message with the madness
01:46But as the days went on even the most hardcore
01:49Supporters started shaking their heads myself included the final straw seemed to be when he started taking shots at celebrities including Taylor Swift again
01:57Kanye West's final words on X took a shot at his longtime nemesis Taylor Swift during the Super Bowl
02:03He also ranted about Taylor Swift supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelsey because we all know that happened before
02:10Alongside a string of problematic statements that had social media users and even his own fan base saying yeah
02:17This ain't it
02:18Now you think with all the chaos ex-owner Elon Musk who has positioned himself as a champion of free speech would step in immediately
02:24But nope, Elon stayed silent for three days letting Kanye's tweets fly unchecked then out of nowhere
02:30Elon finally broke his silence instead of a direct ban
02:34He announced that Kanye's account was now classified as not safe for work
02:37Which means that his post would not be visible to most users in other words a shadow ban
02:43Shortly after Kanye's account was fully deactivated. But before leaving Kanye sent out one last tweet. I'm logging out of Twitter
02:50I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent. He also compared a social media meltdown to an ayahuasca trip
02:56I guess he could thank Elon considering how long he was allowed to tweet those comments that cannot be repeated
03:02Somehow in the middle of all this Kanye still found time to take a jab at Taylor Swift
03:06Kanye West posted some bizarre things about Taylor Swift
03:09I didn't think we'd ever get a story involving both of these two again, but here we are while watching the Super Bowl
03:14He tweeted if it's about the culture
03:16Why are we letting Taylor Swift be seen on TV singing a song about taking a black man down and accusing him of things that?
03:21Can't take a black man down for life
03:24Okay a lot to unpack here. First of all the song he's referring to
03:28We don't actually know but many people thought there were deeper meanings to Kendrick's performance now
03:32Taylor was just minding her business during the game
03:34How can she be at fault for being shown on TV?
03:37Let's give Taylor a break
03:38But Kanye has always had something bad to say about Taylor the two have been feuding for over a decade at this point
03:44Dating back to the infamous 2009 VMAs moment. I'm really happy for you
03:48I'm gonna let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time
03:52And while Taylor has mostly ignored Kanye in recent years
03:55He still finds ways to bring her up at every opportunity if Kanye's tweets weren't confusing enough
04:01He also decided to drop the strangest Super Bowl out of the year instead of a high-production
04:06Commercial like the ones we usually see during the big game
04:09Kanye's ad was filmed on his iPhone inside what looks like a dentist office
04:13The ad featured Kanye wearing sunglasses and showing off his new teeth while saying I spent all the money for the commercial on these new
04:19Teeth. So once again, I had to shoot it on the iPhone go to easy.com
04:23I spent like all the money for the commercial on these new teeth
04:30That's it
04:31That's the whole ad like first of all
04:33This man's tweeting things that are just undescribable and then he has the audacity to pause his tweets to promote his brand
04:38I don't know what kind of marketing this is, but I doubt this will bring him more customers
04:42I think he's forgetting a funding people won't make them buy your brand
04:45Not the best way to reach your fans Kanye while the internet was still trying to figure out what on earth was happening
04:51Kanye's representative
04:53Milo Yiannopoulos jumped in to clarify that Kanye wasn't banned, but rather he chose to deactivate his account on his own terms
05:00According to Milo. We just want to be clear. He deactivated and was not banned
05:05Sure, but let's be real if Elon Musk had said yeah
05:08Kanye can stay do we really think he would have left like what was the point of clarifying that if anything at the rate?
05:14Kanye was tweeting wouldn't it have made sense for Elon to ban him or does it go against Elon trying to promote the ability?
05:20To speak freely on the app. Maybe that's why they clarified. He deactivated it by choice public opinion
05:26Money doesn't buy class when Kanye West took to ask for yet another chaotic rant
05:30The public was quick to react and let's just say no one was ready to defend him this time around
05:36one of the most common themes that echoed across social media was
05:40Confusion over why someone as wealthy and successful as Kanye is still so mad as one user put it money doesn't buy class
05:47Why would someone seemingly have everything they've ever wanted in life and still be so angry? It's a fair question with his influences
05:55Resources and ability to shape culture. Why is Kanye constantly dragging down his name?
06:00Even before he showed up at the Grammys and put on a show that many found cringe and let's not forget his support for Diddy
06:07It just doesn't make sense when he does things like this
06:09Because sometimes people could agree with him when he takes things to this level
06:12It really has the public question him others applauded Elon Musk for taking action
06:18Arguing that it was long overdue one commenter praised the move saying well done Elon now the mainstream media needs to do the same
06:25No publicity. This is what many people have been saying like realistically Kanye is always being talked about by the media
06:31So obviously that's giving him more attention and I think that's exactly what he wants
06:35Elon should have stepped in right away instead of letting it drag till Kanye
06:39Deactivated his own the comment was further discussed by another user who's clearly over the never-ending Kanye news cycle about time
06:46Now can the Daily Mail stop reporting him as well?
06:49It seems like the public is experiencing a major case of boredom from hearing Connie's name on the news
06:54Constantly with many calling for media outlets to stop amplifying his remarks altogether
06:59I mean imagine if no one paid attention to what he said would this then make him keep quiet once and for all
07:05Doubt it. Is this the end of Kanye and social media at this point?
07:09Kanye West has been banned restricted or nearly removed from every major social media platform multiple times and
07:17Every time he finds a way back
07:19Even before he left acts Kanye claimed that his account was being shadow banned and that his posts weren't getting enough engagement
07:25He even announced that he was launching a discord channel instead because when one door closes another one is created by him
07:31Now discord will be an interesting place for him to express all his thoughts
07:34But I doubt it'll be the best outcome considering what he was spewing on X, but let's be honest
07:39This isn't the last we'll hear from Kanye on social media
07:42Whether it's through an alternative platform a new X account or just another headline grabbing stunt
07:46He always finds a way to get people talking
07:49So, what do you think did Elon Musk handled the right way or did he wait too long to act and do you think Connie?
07:55Will ever take a backseat or will there be more drama to come?
07:58Let me know your thoughts in the comments