instagram restricted Kanye “Ye” West’s account and removed content the rapper had posted.
The decision of the Meta Platforms social network took place this Saturday, October 8 after it was detected a violation of the platform’s policies.
From Meta they confirmed Variety the restriction and said that this is a temporary pause that includes posting, commenting, and sending messagesa practice that Instagram says is standard for accounts that regularly violate the social media platform’s policies.
Meta did not say exactly which specific posts by West triggered the restriction.
West, who uses the account name @kanyewest on the Meta platform, had shared a post – which was later deleted – with a screenshot of a message, purportedly sent to rapper Diddy, which had been branded anti-Semitic by Jewish advocacy groups such as the American Jewish Committee.
In the hours after his restriction on Instagram, West took to Twitter for the first time in a long time, apparently complaining to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about his restriction of the platform under the umbrella of the holding company.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, who is in the process of buying Twitter and in the middle of a legal process in this regard, responded to West’s publication and He “welcomed” him to the platform that could be his in no time.
Look at this Mark
How you gone kick me off instagram
You used to be my nigga pic.twitter.com/YQzjw01jur
— ye (@kanyewest) October 8, 2022
Kanye West suspended on Instagram
West also shared what appears to be a sneak peek of a 2024 political campaign. Remember, the rapper has run for President of the United States before, something he later dropped.
It’s not the first time West’s account has been restricted on Instagram.
In March 2022, the controversial rapper was suspended from the platform for 24 hours.
At the time, it was for content that violated the hate speech, bullying, and harassment policies.
West was also involved in controversy earlier this week after wearing a shirt that said “White Lives Matter” during his surprise Yeezy Season 9 show in Paris.
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