- Elon Musk welcomed Kanye West “back to Twitter” on Saturday after Instagram imposed a restriction on his account.
- West posted a photo that casts a shadow over Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with whom Musk often clashes.
- Meta told Insider that West violated Instagram’s policies, but declined to specify which one.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk welcomed Kanye West “back to Twitter” after the rapper’s Instagram was put under restriction on Saturday, prompting him to switch social media platforms and tweet for the first time since 2020.
west work a photo showing him alongside Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with a caption that reads, in part, “Look at this Mark. How you kicked me off Instagram.
Musc tweeted in response, “welcome to Twitter, my friend!”
Instagram, which is part of Meta, confirmed to Insider that it had placed a restriction on West’s account, although it did not provide details, and removed some of its content in violation of the app’s policies. Accounts that repeatedly violate the platform’s community guidelines could be temporarily blocked from posting, commenting or sending direct messages, the spokesperson added. Meta declined to comment on messages deleted from West’s account or the policy it violated.
Musk, who is currently in talks to buy Twitter, has been friends with West since at least 2011. The billionaire tech mogul has he defined the artist as his greatest inspiration and praise his work. Musk and Zuckerberg, on the other hand, have a more tenuous relationship.
The two CEOs of technology have met in the past, a feud that began in 2016 after a SpaceX rocket explosion destroyed a nearby Facebook satellite. Musk is the co-founder and CEO of SpaceX.
In April, Musk compared Zuckerberg to a monarchCommenting that the Facebook founder owns the majority of Meta’s stock, a stronghold Musk said he would personally avoid if he bought Twitter.
