Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts locked – RTE

Updated / Monday, 10 Oct 2022 07:58 Kanye West Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts by the rapper, now legally known as Ye. Spokesmen for Twitter and Instagram parent Meta said on Sunday that Ye posted messages which violated their policies. In a tweet sent late Saturday, Ye said he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE”, according to internet archive records – an apparent reference to the US military readiness condition scale known as Defcon. In the same tweet, which was removed by Twitter, he said: “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” Earlier this month, Ye had been criticised for wearing a White Lives Matter T-shirt to his collection at Paris Fashion Week. Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week On Instagram, Ye posted a screenshot of a text conversation with Diddy and suggested he was controlled by Jewish people, according to media reports. Under their policies, the two social networks prohibit the posting of offensive language. Ye’s Twitter account is still active but he cannot post until the suspension ends, after an unspecified period. Meta, which owns Facebook as well…
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