The Instagram account of popular American rapper Kanye West who now prefers to be called ‘Ye’ has been temporarily restricted by the picture and video sharing social media platform.
The Instagram account of the controversial lyricist has been temporarily restricted for 30 days, after violating the platform’s policies, even as he continues to face a backlash over anti-Semitic comments he has made on social media.
Kanye West who used the alternative messaging platform Parler, to announce he had once again been penalised on Instagram will not be will not be able to post, comment or send direct messages during this time.
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The comes days after the rapper apologised to the Black community for falsely claiming George Floyd died from the narcotic drug fentanyl rather than at the hands of a police officer in May 2020.
The controversial lyricist who made the plea in a bizarre rant on Friday night in front of gathered paparazzi claiming that he too knows ‘what it feels to have a knee on my neck right now’.
While West didn’t apologize while making his remarks, he did say that he had been ‘humbled’ with the furor costing him an estimated $1 billion in business deals, including his highly-successful Yeezy line of clothing sold by Adidas.
