Booba punished by Twitter. As spotted The Parisian, the successful rapper’s account was temporarily suspended for several hours, Saturday, January 8, for non-compliance with the rules in force on the platform. “@Booba’s account is temporarily suspended because it violates Twitter media policy,” read the home page of his account in the early afternoon.
Followed by more than five million subscribers on the social network, the rapper, who has also seen his Instagram account suspended in the past, had tweeted this week numerous times to oppose the vaccine pass, sometimes spreading false information . “The hour is serious my friends! ! ! Following my post on Twitter yesterday showing our heads of state in the act of lying about the antidote, my account has been blocked! », Regretted The Duke on Instagram.
Booba, who was finally able to recover the use of his account late Saturday afternoon, explained the reasons that pushed the social network to suspend his account. “They suspended me because they found my profile picture to be inappropriate. I am only giving my opinion on a delicate subject by relaying the truth. I invite the people, sports singers, actors, etc. to do the same. Thanks everyone. Let’s stay free, ”he tweeted.
Fake news @leparisien_tech they suspended me because they found my profile picture to be inappropriate. I am only giving my opinion on a delicate subject by relaying the truth. I invite the people sports singers, actors etc. to do the same. Thanks everyone. Let’s stay free ☠️ pic.twitter.com/NvYkVqu9Fq
– Booba (@booba) January 8, 2022
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A picture of Care Bears in profile picture
The photo in question, which represented Darth Vader holding an Ewok mutilated with a lightsaber in one hand, was therefore deemed too violent by Twitter for the platform’s standards. A spokesperson for the social network explained that the rapper’s account was temporarily suspended for violating “sensitive media policy” (violent images, bloody scenes or an appeal to hatred). To recover the use of his account, Booba finally replaced his profile picture with an image representing a Care Bears. There is no doubt that it will not result in a new suspension of his account.
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