Instagram suspended Kanye West’s account for a month for new “anti-Semitic messages”

The rapper published a photograph of a virtual conversation in which he referred “disparagingly” to Jewish businessmen.
Rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, was suspended from Instagram for the next 30 days after publishing a photograph of a virtual conversation in which he referred “derogatorily” to Jewish businessmen, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to the American press on Monday. .

West, plagued in recent weeks by countless controversies and vetoes due to various anti-Semitic comments, had already announced this suspension a day earlier through his account on Parler, the conservative social network that he himself intends to acquire.

The publication that the artist was trying to upload to Instagram revealed an exchange of text messages with Russell Simmons, co-founder of the record label Def Jam Recordings, in which he urged West to “rebuild the business” and received in response a statement considered anti-Semitic for Meta, company that owns Instagram.

“I have to get Jewish businessmen to make fair contracts or die trying,” he said in this publication, which represents a new cancellation for the rapper just 4 days after being readmitted after another veto from this social network for the same reason.

After this, West also lavished on his Parler profile expressing his displeasure with Instagram: “I was kicked out for 30 days for telling Russel Simmons that I was going to make ‘you know who’ have better contracts and business practices. Jesus is the king”.

Likewise, he also published the screenshot of the notification he received at the time of being banned, which read: “We restrict certain activity to protect our community. Based on your usage, this action will not be available to you until November 29, 2022.

A spokesperson for the company Meta confirmed to the American press that the company removed the content from Ye’s account and canceled it for a month for “repeatedly violating policies,” so he will not be allowed to post, comment or send direct messages. until the veto expires.

In early October, Instagram already removed content from Ye’s account and, like Twitter, temporarily restricted her.

The renowned artist’s career has been diminished in recent weeks by his controversial comments on social networks, even damaging his commercial agreements with important brands.

And, among other recent controversies, the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas ended its cooperation with Kanye West last week after various “unacceptable and anti-Semitic” statements by the rapper.

EFE

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