Kanye West deletes X account after Swift, antisemitic rants

“If its [sic] about the culture … why are we letting Taylor Swift be seen on TV singing a song about taking a black man down and accusing of things that can take a black man down for life,” The Independent reported.

Ye’s Instagram account still exists, but all Ye’s posts have been deleted from that social media platform and the feed is blank.

On Tuesday, Ye’s verified Instagram account displayed the message “no posts yet”, although the link in his bio to his yeezy.com site was still active.

Ye had also attracted criticism for a Super Bowl advertisement for a site selling swastika shirts, hosted by Shopify Inc.

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The musician and designer ran a commercial telling people to “go to yeezy.com” during the National Football League’s championship – a sought-after slot renowned for its massive audience – according to The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets.

That advertised website featured a single item for sale on Monday: a white shirt with a black Nazi swastika in its centre, under the product name HH-01. The site’s source code and privacy policy show it is hosted by Shopify.

Shopify and yeezy.com did not reply to emailed requests for comment.

In 2022, German sports company Adidas AG ended a commercial partnership with Ye following comments and actions, including antisemitic posts, that it called “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.”

Selling goods sporting a swastika is illegal in Germany and other countries. Some of those countries appear on the yeezy.com checkout page, but it’s unclear if the site ships to those places.

Canada-based Shopify also hosts a store that sells Holocaust denial merchandise, Bloomberg reported in November. Its executives have written in favour of free speech and have recently shared concerns about rising antisemitism.

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