Twitter has now also restricted Ye's account after he shared antisemitic posts.
Ye attending Paris Fashion Week, where he ignited controversy wearing a shirt with the slogan"White Lives Matter."Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
Ye attending Paris Fashion Week, where he ignited controversy wearing a shirt with the slogan"White Lives Matter."Instagram and now Twitter have both restricted the account of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Twitter confirmed to NPR on Monday that the company has locked the account for violating Twitter's policies. A spokesperson would not comment on how long the restrictions would be in place.
Meta, which owns Instagram, told NPR on Sunday that it removed content that violated policies. It didn't specify which posts were responsible for the restrictions.
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