By bne Gulf bureau Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has removed the account of prominent Comedian and human rights activist Bassem Youssef without providing an official explanation for the action on August 20. X’s new owner, Elon Musk, promised to be a “free speech absolutist” but has gone back on his word, deleting the prominent political figure who shot to fame during the Egyptian revolution before he moved to the US to continue his comedy career. He has become increasingly outspoken in recent months against Israel, appearing on programmes defending Palestinians. The news spread ra…