Kanye West suspends Twitter account after not buying Parlor app

Rapper Ye is no longer acquiring right-leaning social media site Parler, the company announced Thursday.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, offered to buy Parlor in October. At the time, Parlement Technologies, which owns Ye and Parler, said the acquisition would be completed within his final three months of the year. The selling price and other details were not disclosed.

“This decision was made in mid-November for the benefit of both parties,” Parlement Technologies said in a statement Thursday. “Parler will continue to pursue future opportunities for growth and evolution of the platform for our vibrant community.”

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Early Friday morning, Ye’s Twitter account was suspended after the rapper posted a photo combining a swastika and the Star of David. His new Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension in a tweet replying to Ye’s post of an unflattering photo of the billionaire.

“Did his best. Despite this, he again violated our rules against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk tweeted.

Parler is a small platform in the emerging field of right-leaning, far-right, libertarian social apps, with little to no promise of content moderation to weed out offensive content such as hate speech, racism, and misinformation. . None of the sites come close to mainstream status.

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Parler launched in August 2018, but didn’t start gaining momentum until 2020. It was taken offline in January 2021, citing its connection to the deadly uprising at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. A month after the attack, Parler announced his return, but this year he didn’t return to Google Play until September.

Ye has made a series of anti-Semitic comments in recent weeks, praising Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday. , his talent agency fired him, and companies such as Adidas cut ties with him. The sportswear manufacturer has also launched an investigation into his behavior.