UPDATE: Kanye West has suffered a second social media exile. Twitter confirmed today that the rapper’s Twitter account was locked on Sunday for a violation of the social media platform’s policies, according to the company.
This time, there were specifics. West was locked out in response to a tweet he posted on Saturday that said he was going “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” said West, also known as Ye. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” The ban follows a similar exile from Instagram.
West’s Twitter account now has an automatic message explaining that it violated Twitter’s policy. EARLIER: Instagram has restricted the account of rapper Kanye West, saying he violated the service’s rules and policies.
A Meta spokesperson confirmed Instagram deleted content from West’s Instagram page and placed a restriction on the account. However, specifics on what content was removed or the rules that were violated were not revealed.
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