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Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours over policy violation

Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours over policy violation

He directed racial slurs at The Daily Show host Trevor Noah after he discussed the row between the rapper and his ex-wife.
Updated 17 Mar, 2022

Kanye West has been suspended from social media network Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment, a spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc said.

The platform deleted content sent from the 44-year-old rapper's account that was in violation of its policies on "hate speech and bullying and harassment," the spokesperson, Joe Osborne, told Reuters in an emailed statement.

West, who legally goes by 'Ye', will be restricted from posting, commenting or sending direct messages from the account for 24 hours, Osborne said, adding further action could be taken if he continued to violate policies on regaining control of the account.

Representatives for West did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

A report in entertainment industry publication Variety said West directed racial slurs at Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show in an Instagram post after Noah discussed a row between West, West's former wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend, Saturday Night Live comic Pete Davidson.

The post has since been deleted, the report said.

Meta declined to provide details of the posts that violated its policy.

However, posts of West criticising actor D.L. Hughley and SNL writer Dave Sirius can still be seen on his profile.

Kardashian, a businesswoman and star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, filed for divorce a year ago, citing irreconcilable differences with West. The couple have four children ranging in age from 2 to 8.

After the divorce, West criticised the reality star's new relationship with Davidson on social media and publicly appealed to her to return to him.

A Los Angeles judge granted this month Kardashian's request to be declared legally single following nearly eight years of marriage to the rapper.

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Sajjad Mar 17, 2022 12:28pm
Some people have very little mind, and want to be on the news all the time by speaking rubbish.
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Sam Mar 17, 2022 03:43pm
I could never understand why the odd Kerdashians and this clown are in the lime light all the time.
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nk Mar 21, 2022 07:40pm
@Sajjad Profanity not rubbish.
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