Instagram, Twitter limit Kanye West accounts over anti-Semitic posts | World News

Instagram and Twitter mentioned they've restricted the accounts of US rapper Kanye West over posts slammed as anti-Semitic.

A spokeswoman for Twitter advised AFP on Sunday that West's account was locked on account of a violation of the social media platform's insurance policies.

And a spokesperson for Instagram mother or father Meta advised AFP the group had deleted content material -- with out specifying which posts -- from West's account for violating its guidelines.

Instagram additionally restricted his account, which can contain stopping him from posting, commenting or sending personal messages, in accordance with the identical supply.

Within the tweet, which is now not seen on West's account, the rapper mentioned, "I am a bit sleepy tonight however once I get up I am going dying con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE," in obvious reference to a US navy readiness code often known as DEFCON.

The restrictions come after West, a Black artist who now goes by Ye, stirred controversy by sporting a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt throughout the latest Paris Vogue Week, in a misappropriation of the slogan "Black Lives Matter."

The phrase "Black Lives Matter" grew to become a rallying cry for protests in opposition to racism and police brutality sparked by the 2020 homicide of George Floyd.

On Friday, 45-year-old West posted display screen pictures on Instagram of a dialog with rapper Diddy, who known as out West over the T-shirt and its message.

"Ima use you for example to point out the Jewish folks that advised you to name me that nobody can threaten or affect me. I advised you this was struggle. Now gone get you some enterprise," he wrote. The posts have since been deleted from the platform however photographs can nonetheless be discovered on-line.

He then mentioned on Twitter that he would goal Jewish individuals in a publish that has been blocked by the platform for violating its guidelines.

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) hit out at West for having "fomented hatred of Jews."

"Kanye West ought to determine the way to make some extent with out utilizing antisemitism," the group mentioned.

No stranger to controversy, West, who has been open about his struggles with bipolar dysfunction, was beforehand banned from posting on Instagram for twenty-four hours in March, amid an acrimonious divorce from actuality TV star Kim Kardashian.

Earlier this week, German sportswear big Adidas mentioned it was reconsidering its partnership with West after he reportedly grew to become disgruntled with how the model was advertising his merchandise.

Final month, West and retail model Hole additionally introduced an finish to a partnership.