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Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram profiles were restricted after the alleged anti-Semitic post

Politiko 2022-10-10 16:15:32

Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram profiles were restricted after the

After bw 'banned' from his Instagram, he took to Twitter, where he posted on Saturday for the first time in two years.

Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts were restricted over the weekend, with the social media platforms saying they removed the rapper's posts after internet users condemned them as anti-Semitic*.

West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, had his Instagram account suspended after a since-removed post in which he allegedly invoked anti-Semitic tropes, accusing a musician of being controlled by "the Jewish people."

After being locked out of his Instagram, he took to Twitter, where he posted on Saturday for the first time in two years. He posted a blurry photo of rapper and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg singing karaoke, saying:

"Look at this Mark. Who kicked me off instagram. You were my nigga"

West then tweeted, "You guys have played me and tried to erase anyone who opposes your agenda."

Twitter's move to block the rapper's account was significant because billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he would buy Twitter and calls himself a free speech absolutist, had welcomed West's return to the platform and responded to a tweet by the rapper tweeting: "Welcome back to Twitter my friend!"

Instagram said on Saturday that temporary restrictions on posts, comments and messages were placed on West. This comes after controversy at Paris Fashion Week after a "secret" catwalk event hosted by the rapper included a T-shirt with the slogan "Life of white people matter," the Guardian reported.

* Anti-Semitism is prejudice, hatred, or discrimination against Jews for reasons related to their Jewish heritage.

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