Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts were limited over the weekend, with social media platforms claiming to have removed the rapper’s posts after online users condemned them as anti-Semites.
westwho legally changed his name to Ye, his Instagram account was suspended after a post removed 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 switched to Twitter, where he tweeted 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 as you went to kick me off Instagram.”
West then tweeted: “You guys played with me and tried to make anyone who opposed your agenda fail.”
Twitter Inc’s step to block the rapper’s account was noteworthy because billionaire Elon Musk, who said he would buy Twitter and calls himself a free speech absolutist, welcomed West’s return to the platform. and responded to a post from the rapper tweeting: “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!”
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Instagram said temporary restrictions were imposed on West’s posting, comments and messages on Saturday
Instagram account.
It comes after the controversy at Paris Fashion Week after a “secret” runway event hosted by the rapper included a T-shirt with the slogan “White Lives Matter,” the Guardian reported.
