Kanye West’s Twitter, Instagram accounts restricted after alleged anti-Semitic posts By Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts had been restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they eliminated the rapper’s posts after on-line customers condemned them as anti-Semitic.

He was first locked out of his Instagram by Fb (NASDAQ:) mum or dad Meta Platforms Inc on Friday after which he took to Twitter, the place he tweeted on Saturday for the primary time in two years.

West’s first put up on Twitter since 2020 was a blurry picture of the rapper and Meta Platforms founder Mark Zuckerberg singing karaoke. The tweet stated: “Take a look at this Mark The way you gone kick me off instagram.”

West then tweeted: “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anybody whoever opposes your agenda.” That put up, during which he stated he wasn’t anti-Semitic, has been eliminated by Twitter on account of a violation of its insurance policies. His account was additionally locked, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed on Sunday.

The step by Twitter Inc (NYSE:) to lock the rapper’s account was noteworthy as a result of billionaire Elon Musk, who has stated he would purchase Twitter and calls himself a free speech absolutist, had welcomed West’s return to the platform and replied to a put up by the rapper tweeting: “Welcome again to Twitter, my pal!”

West has additionally beforehand made erratic on-line posts. Earlier this yr, he was suspended from Instagram for twenty-four hours after he directed racial slurs at comic Trevor Noah.

Earlier than he took to Twitter early on Saturday, West, who has legally modified his identify to Ye, had his Instagram account suspended after a since-removed put up during which he invoked anti-Semitic tropes, accusing a musician of being managed by “the Jewish folks.”

The corporate stated on Saturday momentary restrictions on posting, commenting and messaging had been imposed on West’s Instagram account.