: Shortly after the Instagram restriction, Ye returned to Twitter for the first time since 2020. He posted a tweet stating he was going "death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE," an apparent reference to the military readiness scale DEFCON . Twitter quickly removed the tweet and locked his account for violating its policies on hateful conduct. Broad Context

In October 2022, Kanye West (legally known as ) was locked out of his Twitter and Instagram accounts following a series of antisemitic posts that violated the platforms' hate speech policies. Timeline of Restrictions

: Ye drew significant backlash for wearing and showcasing shirts with this slogan during Paris Fashion Week .