Kanye West banned from Instagram after violating hate speech and bullying policies
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Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has been temporarily put on an Instagram time-out after apparently violating the company's policies.
Content from his account, @kanyewest, has been deleted for violating policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment, a Meta spokesperson confirmed Wednesday night.
Earlier in the day, the musician reportedly posted a photo of comedian Trevor Noah and captioned it with racial slurs. TODAY has not seen the original posts — which have since been deleted — though several media outlets have screenshots.
Noah had discussed the ongoing fallout surrounding Ye's divorce from reality star Kim Kardashian in a segment on "The Daily Show" on Tuesday night. In it, Noah encouraged fans to not make jokes about the situation.
"It's spun into a story that seems fully tabloid but I think deserves a little more awareness from the general public. … I know everyone thinks it's a big marketing stunt …," Noah said in his Tuesday segment. "Two things can be true: Kim likes publicity, Kim is also being harassed. Those things can be happening at the same time."
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Ye's Instagram is also restricted from posting, commenting and sending direct messages for 24 hours. Additional steps will be taken if Ye continues not to follow Instagram community guidelines, the Meta spokesperson said.
The musician's account has also recently posted and deleted several things about Kardashian — with whom he shares four children: North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2 — and her boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson.
Some of Ye's posts from Wednesday's spree were still up as of 10 p.m. ET, including one slamming D.L. Hughley, and another promoting the music festival Coachella with a screenshot from his recent music video that appears to show a decapitated Davidson in Claymation.
Reps for the musician declined to respond to TODAY's request for comment.
Kardashian and the "Saturday Night Live" star made their relationship Instagram official on Friday. In a clip released Wednesday, Kardashian said Davidson had actually branded her name on his chest.
Davidson's friend, comedian Dave Sirus, last week released alleged text messages between the musician and "SNL" star.
Davidson appeared to have texted West first and said, "Yo it's Skete," referring to the derogatory nickname West has repeatedly used for him. "Can you please take a second and calm down."
The tense exchange showed the men exchanging barbs while Davidson also offered to meet privately to speak.
Davidson's final text said: "But if you continue to press me like you have for the past 6 months I'm gonna stop being nice."
West is not the first celebrity to be banned by the platform. After the January 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol, the company suspended former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts. He remains banned until January 2023, when the company plans to re-evaluate.
Ye's Twitter account has not been active since his failed 2020 presidential campaign.
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Is Ye off his meds again?
His run for President only got him laughed at. His attempt to pull black voters away from Democrats so his fat tangerine narcissist equivalent could win the election failed. His wife left him for a goofy tattooed comedian from Staten Island. He's at home, depressed, texting while gorging himself on fishsticks...
His run for President was orchestrated by GoP lawyers to pull black voters away from Biden. His wife left him because he won't take his meds and started getting irrational, unpredictable and scary. I really don't want to stand up for Kim Kardashian... I really don't. This guy needs help and there's no one around to get him there. He has too much time and money and now is surrounded by enablers. Perhaps he'll get lucky at a divorce/child custody hearing and be court ordered into treatment.
Trash hangs with trash, but at least Kim finally took hers out.
Right? But I have to take her side here.
He joins his buddy Trump.
There's something seriously wrong with that guy.
He has diagnosed bi-polar and depression issues. I suspect an unhealthy dose of narcissism as well.
Who won't take his meds. It's all on him. He keeps threatening violence on Pete Davidson and acting like he's not allowed to see his kids.
They're something seriously wrong with him.
Kanye West's biggest problem is that he is incapable of being embarrassed. So there is nothing to stop him.
He is the flip side of the Trump coin.
Why people buy his shit I don't get. He is insane and lives in his own world.
Sadly, the same could be said of millions of right wing conservatives who live in the same bizarro alternate reality that Kanye and dishonest Donald reside.
I don't 'follow' Ye, And, his relationship only comes to me via a news 'subscription' service. I can't speak to his 'tragic artist' state of existence, but damn this man sells rap money-maker songs and "colorized" sneakers (all around the world)! I am confused how somebody can be so 'interconnected' with the lives of millions of successful people, operate at his level, and be bi-polar destructive. Where is Ye's extended family (when he needs them)?