Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper violated the platform’s harassment policy, a spokesperson for its parent company Meta Platforms Inc.
The platform removed content sent from the 44-year-old rapper’s account that violated its policies on “hate speech, bullying and harassment”, spokesman Joe Osborne told Reuters in a statement. press release sent by e-mail.
West, who is legally called ‘Ye’, will not be able to post, comment or send direct messages from the account for 24 hours, Osborne said, adding that further action could be taken if he continues to violate policies. to regain control of the account.
Representatives for West did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
Suspension comes after Trevor Noah attack
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A report in an 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 falling out between West, West’s former wife, Kim Kardashian, and her boyfriend, Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson.
The post has since been deleted, according to the report.
Meta declined to provide details of which posts violated its policy.
However, West’s posts criticizing actor DL 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 aged two to eight.
After the divorce, West criticized the reality star’s new relationship with Davidson on social media and publicly called for her to get back to him.
A Los Angeles judge has granted Kardashian’s request to be declared legally celibate after nearly eight years of marriage to the rapper.
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