Social media giants Twitter and Instagram have locked the account of popular American rapper Kanye West after he posted anti-Semitic posts on both platforms on Saturday.
Recall that the controversial rapper in a post on Twitter which has since been deleted said he was “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE,” and also that, “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda,” without specifying what group he was addressing, according to internet archive records pulled by CNN.
While explaining the reason the rappers account was blocked, a spokesperson from Twitter confirmed to CNN that the account was locked for violating Twitter’s policies. The tweet has been replaced on the account by a message from the company saying, “This tweet violated the Twitter Rules.”
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The spokesperson did not say which policy was violated but instead sent a link to Twitter’s rules, which include guidelines against hateful conduct.
However, the Twitter spokesperson did not say how long Kanye West’s account would be locked or when the user would be able to tweet again on the platform.
The social media company Meta also restricted West’s Instagram account after the rapper made an antisemitic post on Friday in which he appeared to suggest the rapper Diddy was controlled by Jewish people, an antisemitic trope, NBC News reported.
