Twitter CEO Elon Musk was outspoken when asked about his personal reaction to Kanye West's latest anti-Semitic post on the social media site.
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West was suspended last week for violating the company's policy against "inciting violence." The pause came after West posted a shocking photo of the Star of David swastika as part of a series of out-of-control tweets.
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"Personally, I wanted to punch Kanye, and it certainly inspired violence in me. It's not cool," Musk said during a question-and-answer session on Twitter Spaces on Saturday.
The self-proclaimed free speech "absolutist" Musk also explained his decision to suspend the Yes account.
"That was my decision because, at some point, you have to say, what is inciting violence? Because that's illegal in America. You can't just start a club where we kill somebody," Musk said.
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He added: "I think putting up swastikas in an obviously bad way is inciting violence."
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