Rapper Kanye West was suspiciously silent on social media on Saturday, October 8, though that may have been due to new restrictions that have been placed on his account.
On Saturday evening, NBC News reported that Friday’s post, which many have called “anti-Semitic”, has led Meta to take action against the “Donda” rapper’s account just about a week after he sparked controversy with his “White Lives” . The material of the shirt.
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Instagram Removes Posts, Restricts Kanye West From Posting More ‘Anti-Semitic’ Content
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According to a spokesperson for Meta, Instagram’s parent company, some of the controversial posts have been deleted. A new ban has been placed on his account for violating their rules and guidelines against hate speech, but the ban has not been made public. The company also did not say which specific posts were removed from its account, but fans noticed that at least half a dozen posts appeared to be missing as of Saturday morning.
In a now-deleted post, fashion designer Yeezy shared a text message exchange with Sean “Diddy” Combs. He captioned the post, “Jesus is Jew.” In the message itself, it appears that Ye claimed that Diddy was “possessed” by Jews. While Ye wasn’t the first to refer to the long-standing anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, Instagram quickly removed the content.
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It’s also not the first anti-Semitic comment the “Hurricane” rapper has made recently. On Thursday, October 6, Ye appeared on Fox News for an interview with conservative host Tucker Carlson. During the interview, Ye not only doubled down on his conservative views, but he also accused former Trump adviser Jared Kushner, who is Jewish, of brokering deals in the Middle East for profit.
During the interview, Ye recalled a dinner he attended, where he learned that Josh Kushner, Jared’s brother, had a 10 percent stake in SKIMS shapewear, a clothing line owned by his now ex-wife, Kim Kardashian. In a now-deleted Instagram post shared just hours before the Fox News interview, Ye had written, “F— JOSH KUSHNER.”
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American Jewish Committee Responds to Ye’s ‘Anti-Jewish’ Post
Kanye West Week consists of:
– Racist and antisemitic rants made on the nation’s top cable news program.
– The anti-Jewish post was shared with his 18 million followers on Instagram.
This post is dangerous and here’s why:
— American Jewish Committee (@AJCGlobal) October 7, 2022
On Friday, the American Jewish Committee took to Twitter to slam the “Flashing Lights” rapper and his recent string of posts. In a tweet, they said the rapper’s week consisted of “racial and antisemitic rants made on the nation’s top cable news program” and “anti-Semitic posts shared with his 18 million followers on Instagram.”
They also created a short video to explain why his posts are so dangerous, especially in today’s political climate. In the video, the organization accused Ye of using “anti-Semitic tropes like greed and control,” and included pictures of his Fox News interview and a deleted Instagram post.
Kanye West Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg: ‘How Did You Go Kick Me Off Instagram’
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Ye seemed to take aim at Mark Zuckerberg and accused him of kicking him off Instagram. Although his account is still active, it appears that his posts have been blocked. Ye has faced 24-hour Instagram bans in the past, but it’s unclear how long this one will last.
Although Ye hasn’t used Twitter since 2020, he shared a photo of himself holding a black hat with “2024” written in white letters before tweeting a photo of himself and the Facebook founder a few hours later.
“Look at this Mark,” he tweeted. ‘How are you going to kick me off Instagram?”
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It’s unclear if “2024” is a sign that Kanye West is throwing his hat in the race for another run for President, but he does seem to have some followers in his corner. A fan comment“I’ll vote for you anytime” while another follower add“The goat is back.”
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