Twitter locked Kanye West's account over a tweet he wrote aimed at the Jewish community that violated the company's policies.
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"The funny thing is I actually can't be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda," the rapper wrote in the now-deleted post.A message on West's page in place of the tweet shows Twitter removed the tweet, saying it violated the company's rules.
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., condemned West's tweet early Sunday, accusing him of being anti-Semitic. West's tweets came hours after Meta restricted his Instagram account over a post that was also seen as being anti-Semitic; that post was also removed.
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