As police probe UK rapper Wiley over his controversial remarks about Jewish community, government has sought explanation from Twitter and Instagram for being slow to remove his comments .
Wiley asserted that Jews systematically exploited Black artists in the music industry, continuing a pattern of exploitation dating back to the slave trade.
British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday, “the anti-Semitic posts from Wiley are abhorrent.”
“They should not have been able to remain on Twitter and Instagram for so long and I have asked them for a full explanation. Social media companies must act much faster to remove such appalling hatred from their platforms.”
Twitter has deleted some anti-Semitic statements on Wiley’s Twitter account.
Wiley, 41, whose real name is Richard Cowie, released a number one single in Britain in 2012 and had several other top 10 hits. He received a UK government honour for his contribution to music in 2018.
John Woolf, of A-List Management, has said he would no longer represent the artist.--Reuters
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