Bassem Youssef's X Account Removed Because of Gaza Post
- Publish date: Tuesday، 20 August 2024
Youssef promises that he will be back on X soon.
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Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef's X account has been deactivated, which has been speculated to result from Youssef's latest posts on the platform.
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One of Youssef's recent posts criticized the weaponization of the term 'anti-Semitism'. The post elaborated on how the term was being used as a "fear-tactic" to "intimidate people".
With this anti-Semitism post, Youssef was referring to the discussions surrounding Israel's war in Gaza.
Youssef's post read as follows, "I see many people now realising how this fear tactic is used to shutdown conversations and scare people. It’s been overused and abused in order to intimidate people. Are you still scared to be called an anti-Semite by those Zionists? Vote and tell me in your comments.”
The comedian posted this statement on Monday, Aug. 19 and his account was removed hours after the post.
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It is unknown if the account's removal is a result of a ban, a temporary suspension, or if Youssef himself disabled the account.
Many X users have criticized the removal of Bassem Youssef's X account. Human rights lawyer Qays Sediqi wrote about the account's suspension, "X took down Bassem Youssef’s account because he spoke up for Palestinians...Elon, what happened to free speech? Fix up lad!!"
Youssef addressed the suspension of his X account in an Instagram post.
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