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Kanye West’s Twitter, Instagram accounts locked after antisemitic posts

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Drew Acierto

<p>The social media accounts of American rapper-songwriter Kanye West have been restricted following his alleged antisemitic posts. The social media platforms have since then removed the posts made by the rapper.</p><div style="text-align:center"> </div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Power. Disloyalty. Greed. Deicide. Blood. Denial. Anti-Zionism. All of these are antisemitic tropes that we break down in our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AntisemitismUncovered?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AntisemitismUncovered</a> Guide at <a href="https://t.co/1D3LOM8xXQ">https://t.co/1D3LOM8xXQ</a>. Many of these myths have influenced <a href="https://twitter.com/kanyewest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KanyeWest</a>&#x27;s comments recently, and it&#x27;s dangerous. <a href="https://t.co/fKQLPFkDR2">https://t.co/fKQLPFkDR2</a></p>— ADL (@ADL) <a href="https://twitter.com/ADL/status/1579177291678388225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2022</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><div> </div><p>The Anti-Defamation League condemned the posts of Kanye and called him out on their official account.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/10/7/fresh-scoops/khloe-defends-her-family-calls-out-kanye-west-202926"><strong><u>READ: Khloe Kardashian defends her family, calls out Kanye West on Instagram</u></strong></a></div><p>“The behavior exhibited this week by @kanyewest is deeply troubling, dangerous, and antisemitic, period. There is no excuse for his propagating of white supremacist slogans and classic #antisemitism about Jewish power, especially with the platform he has,” they tweeted.</p><p>Kanye moved back to Twitter and posted for the first time in two years after he was first locked out of his Instagram by Meta Platforms Inc. He shared a photo of himself with CEO Mark Zuckerberg singing at a karaoke.</p><p>“Look at this Mark. How you gone kick me off Instagram,” he wrote.</p><p>He proceeded to use his Twitter account and share how he felt at the moment. For the rapper, it was as if he was being toyed around.</p><p>“When I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. 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 [sic],” he shared.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2021/2/21/fresh-scoops/after-6-years-of-marriage-kim-kardashian-files-fo-191855"><u><strong>READ: After 6 years of marriage, Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West</strong></u></a></div><p>The tweet has gained enough traction from the netizens prior to Twitter removing it. According to the social media platform, it was removed due to a violation of its policies and a spokesperson confirmed that his account has been locked.</p><p>Different Jewish groups have also spoken up about the issue and has called out the rapper for his behavior.</p>