Travis Kelce’s dad Ed reveals why he was banned for life from X as he fumes over ‘social media turds’

Ed Kelce has revealed he was banned for life from X over a post which violated the site’s rules – despite claiming that his account was hacked.

Kelce, the father of famous NFL brothers Travis and Jason, shocked fans when he announced on Facebook this weekend that he is suspended from the online platform formerly known as Twitter.

He shared a news story that claims Houthi arms dealers are using X to sell weapons and wrote: ‘Arms dealers are free to peddle their wares on X but I’m banned for life and they won’t say why, just a generic “Terms of Service” violation.’

Following on from that revelation, Ed has now opened up on the reason behind his X ban in a new post on Facebook, in which he takes a swipe at the ‘social media turds’ behind it.

‘Let me try and clear something up here. I’m rarely on Facebook or Instagram. I get Google alerts in my email about articles mentioning the boys and remotely post them to Facebook for friends and family to see,’ he said.

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Ed Kelce (pictured with son Travis’ girlfriend Taylor Swift) has revealed he was banned for life from X over a post which violated the site’s rules

‘I posted the thing about arms dealers active on X because frankly, I was pissed at Elon’s trolls. I rarely wrote anything on X; I just followed sports reporters. It’s handy during games to hear what those guys have to say, particularly at stadiums where you don’ have commentators the way you do watching on TV.

‘I was active on X/Twitter from September to February, reading others’ posts. Apparently the X Twits believe I posted something contrary to their rules in May or June 2023. Never happened. I’m guessing I was hacked, as the platform isn’t all that secure.

‘My comments when I started this conversation were merely to highlight the hypocrisy of these social media turds.’

Ed, alongside the rest of the Kelce family, have had a meteoric rise in fame after Kansas City Chiefs star Travis began dating Taylor Swift last September.

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Kelce, the father of famous NFL brothers Travis and Jason, hit out at the ‘social media turds’ behind the decision

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He claims to have been hacked when the post which violated X’s rules was made

‘Papa Kelce in the spotlight. If you were watching the game, you saw something momentous happen,’ Jason said.

‘Momentous,’ Travis added, before Jason continued: ‘He shouldn’t be talking to Taylor Swift.

‘If you see Dad talking to someone and you can’t hear what’s happening, who knows where that conversation is going.’

Travis continued: ‘You know Dad like I know Dad. This is a terrifying conversation. I felt terrible for Taylor for being in this.’