Both social media platforms said the rapper's accounts had been locked due to a violation of their policies; the restriction may involve preventing West from posting, commenting or sending private messages. | News24Arts
A spokesperson for Twitter told AFP on Sunday that West's account was locked due to a violation of the social media platform's policies.
Instagram also restricted his account, which may involve preventing him from posting, commenting or sending private messages, according to the same source. The restrictions come after West, who now goes by Ye, stirred controversy by wearing a White Lives Matter T-shirt during the recent Paris Fashion Week, in a misappropriation of the slogan Black Lives Matter.On Friday, 45-year-old West posted screen shots on Instagram of a conversation with rapper Diddy, who called out West over the T-shirt and its message.
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