Twitter suspends Kanye West’s account over swastika post It is the second time this year that Ye has been suspended from the platform over antisemitic posts. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022
Ye suspended from Twitter for violating rules on inciting violence, Musk says After calls to “fix Kanye” and two months after his last suspension, Twitter has again suspended embattled rapper Ye from the platform for violating rules about inciting violence. Los Angeles Times · Dec 2, 2022
‘I tried my best’: Musk kicks Kanye off Twitter again over swastika post Kanye West's return to Twitter lasted a matter of days. Fortune · Dec 2, 2022
Social App Parler Says Sale to Kanye West Called Off Social network Parler announced Thursday that its planned sale to Kanye West has been called off, as the rapper-businessman now known as Ye continues to alienates fans and commercial partners with anti-Semitic comments. "Parlement Technologies would like to confirm that the company has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 2, 2022
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Parler says Kanye West deal off, as rapper says he ‘likes’ Hitler Right-leaning app’s parent company says decision was mutual and came before rapper’s latest outburst. Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2022
Kanye West will NOT acquire social platform Parler, company confirms Kanye West's bid to takeover social platform Parler has been scrapped after both parties were said to have walked away from a deal in mid-November Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022
Kanye West kicked off Twitter, dropped from Parler deal after pro-Nazi statements Social network Parler announced Thursday that its planned sale to Kanye West has been called off, as the rapper-businessman now known as Ye continues to alienates fans and commercial partners with anti-Semitic comments. France 24 · Dec 2, 2022
Kanye’s purchase of social network falls through amid ongoing antisemitic tirade After weeks of virulent antisemitism, Kanye West is no longer set to buy the right-leaning social network Parler, the company announced Thursday. Los Angeles Times · Dec 1, 2022
Ye praises Hitler in Alex Jones interview, his effort to buy Parler ends Hitler “didn’t kill 6 million Jews,” the rapper said in an appearance with antisemite Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2022
Rapper Ye is no longer buying right-wing social app Parler The rapper Ye is no longer buying conservative social media site Parler The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Kanye West is not buying social media platform Parler after all Parler announced a deal in October that would ‘change the world’. After Ye’s antisemitic rant praising Nazis, the platform announced the agreement was mutually terminated The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Ye is no longer buying Parler It's unclear if a formal agreement was ever signed. Axios · Dec 1, 2022
Musk: Apple wants to block Twitter from its app store The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said Apple was pressuring Twitter over content moderation demands. Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2022
Axios · Nov 22, 2022 Truth Social and Parler in limbo as Elon Musk forges ahead with Twitter Musk is soaking up all the social media oxygen.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022 For all our whingeing, Twitter was special. Mastodon could never compare Elon Musk’s takeover has seen an estimated million users leave the site. But was it already past its prime, asks technology writer Sarah Manavis
Reason · Nov 7, 2022 U.S. Voters Are 'Vulnerable' to 'Foreign Manipulation,' No Matter How Inept, The New York Times Warns Journalists who sound the alarm about Russian propaganda are unfazed by the lack of evidence that it has a meaningful impact.
The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2022 Stephen Colbert on Obama’s youth vote ad: ‘Real youth pastor energy’ Late-night hosts discuss the midterms, Adidas’s termination of its deal with Kanye and Bob Woodward’s Trump tapes
Axios · Oct 25, 2022 Adidas drops partnership with Ye amid outcry over antisemitic remarks In the short-term, the company expects to lose €250 million in revenue.
Axios · Oct 24, 2022 The organizations that have dropped Ye after anti-Semitic rants Other companies, like Adidas, are facing calls to sever ties with him, too.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 22, 2022 As his businesses fall apart, Kanye West reportedly hires Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez LOS ANGELES — Kanye West has reportedly hired Johnny Depp's defamation trial attorney Camille Vasquez to represent his business interests amid his brewing public-image and business crises.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022 TechScape: Kanye’s dark twisted social media fantasy The artist now known as Ye wants to buy the ‘free-speech’ social network Parler after being banned from major sites. But hopes for a rightwing splinternet, where anything goes, is not so easy
Salon · Oct 19, 2022 Kanye's on the misogyny-to-fascism path The road to Christian nationalism often starts with anger over women's freedom — in this case, Kim Kardashian's
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 Ice Cube tells Kanye West to ‘leave my name out’ amid antisemitism row ‘I hate that my name was dragged into this ‘Drunk Champs’ bulls***,’ rapper says
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022 Parler accidentally doxxes hundreds of users including Ivanka Trump and Candace Owens The social media site announced Monday that rapper Kanye West was buying the platform