Kanye West. Twitter

2022 - 10 - 9

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Ye takes to Twitter after Instagram restricts his account following ... (NPR)

Ye, the rapper and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, had recently accused hip hop mogul Diddy of being under the influence of "the Jewish ...

The stunt predictably started a wave of criticism and backlash that culminated in the rapper doing a two-part interview with [Fox News host Tucker Carlson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCJHxv4jMA). Ye has a long history of erratic behavior, goading controversy and attention. It's the obvious thing." According to the In responding to why he wore the White Lives Matter shirt, Ye said "Because they do. I told you this was war."

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Twitter, Instagram restrict Kanye West's account after alleged ant ... (Globalnews.ca)

He was first locked out of his Instagram on Friday after which he took to Twitter, where he tweeted on Saturday for the first time in two years.

His account was also locked, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. Before he took to Twitter early on Saturday, West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, had his Instagram account suspended after a since-removed post in which he invoked anti-Semitic tropes, accusing a musician of being controlled by “the Jewish people.” The step by Twitter Inc TWTR.N to lock the rapper’s account was noteworthy because billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he would buy Twitter and calls himself a free speech absolutist, had welcomed West’s return to the platform and replied to a post by the rapper tweeting: “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!”

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Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram locked over offensive posts (Politico)

Under their policies, the two social networks prohibit the posting of offensive language. Ye's Twitter account is still active but he can't post until the ...

Ye’s Twitter account is still active but he can’t post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. That’s an apparent reference to the U.S. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” according to internet archive records.

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Twitter, Instagram remove Kanye West's antisemitic posts, freeze ... (The Washington Post)

Twitter confirmed Sunday that it had removed a tweet by Ye, the musician and fashion designer formerly known as Kanye West, and temporarily prohibited him ...

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Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram accounts locked over antisemitic posts (Toronto Star)

The rapper, now known as Ye, sent tweets the Anti-Defamation League called the tweet “deeply troubling, dangerous, and antisemitic, period.”

He also said he was suspicious of any COVID-19 vaccine, calling it “the mark of the beast.” It was later revealed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. West soon decided to scrap the entire tour. The sanctions may include temporary restrictions on posting, commenting or sending direct messages. The two social networks’ policies prohibit posting offensive language. On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports.

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