Washington - (AFP) - Instagram and Twitter imposed restrictions on the accounts of American rapper Kanye West , also known as "Ye", after he posted comments described as anti-Semitic.

A Twitter spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday that Kanye West's account had been suspended for violating the social network's rules.

For its part, a spokeswoman for Meta, the parent company of Instagram, told AFP that the group deleted the contents, without specifying them, from the “Yi” account on the grounds of violating its rules.

Instagram also imposed restrictions on his account, which may include preventing him from posting, writing comments, or sending private messages, according to the same source.

Kanye West, a black artist, has caused a stir on social media since he wore a T-shirt that read "White Lives Matter" during Paris Fashion Week.

And in this phrase is a conversion of the name of the famous "Black Lives Matter" ("Black Lives Matter") movement whose slogan is issued by the anti-racism demonstrations in the summer of 2020 in the United States.

On Instagram, Ye, 45, posted screenshots of conversations he had Friday with rapper Diddy, who criticized the shirt and its message.

"I will use you as an example to show the Jews who asked you to contact me that no one can threaten or influence me," Kanye West wrote. The post was later deleted, but copies of it are still visible online.

Then on Twitter, Kanye West said in a tweet that was later deleted that he intended to attack Jews. The social network indicated that the post violated its rules.
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) accused the rapper of promoting "hatred of Jews".
"Kanye West should find a way to get his point across without resorting to anti-Semitism," she said.
Yi, who suffers from bipolar disorder, is used to causing controversy and was previously banned from Instagram for 24 hours in March, in the midst of his tumultuous divorce from reality TV star Kim Kardashian.
The rapper is also on the verge of parting ways with the brand "Adidas", which said it intends to "re-evaluate" its collaboration with the artist.