Instagram Restricts Kanye's Account

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Analysis

After Kanye's post of his texts with Diddy being deemed antisemitic Kanye's Instagram account gets restricted. Afterwards he starts posting on Twitter where he once again posted something antisemitic and got banned for it as well.

Summary

Content Removal and Controversy

Instagram has restricted Ye's (formerly Kanye West) account after determining he violated platform guidelines. Meta removed specific content without detailing exactly which posts violated their policies. The action appears connected to a now-deleted post containing a screenshot of texts between Ye and Diddy with the caption "Jesus is Jew," allegedly suggesting Combs was controlled by Jewish people. This followed Ye's Fox News interview where he made controversial statements about Jared Kushner negotiating Israeli treaties for financial gain.

Responses and Context

The American Jewish Committee labeled Ye's remarks as "dangerous" antisemitic comments that used "tropes like greed and control." Following the restrictions, Ye posted several more times on Instagram before switching to Twitter, where he questioned his removal while sharing a photo with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kanye-west-ye-instagram-anti-semitic-rcna51340