<p>British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why anti-Semitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long.</p>

<p>Wiley is facing a police investigation after comments appeared on his social media accounts on Friday asserting that Jews systematically exploited Black artists in the music industry, continuing a pattern of exploitation dating back to the slave trade.</p>

<p>"The anti-Semitic posts from Wiley are abhorrent," Patel said on Twitter.</p>

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They should not have been able to remain on Twitter and Instagram for so long and I have asked them for a full explanation.<br />
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Social media companies must act much faster to remove such appalling hatred from their platforms.</p>
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<p>"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."</p>

<p>Twitter has deleted some anti-Semitic statements on Wiley's Twitter account.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>John Woolf, of A-List Management, has said he would no longer represent the artist.</p>


British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why anti-Semitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long.

British interior minister Priti Patel said on Sunday she had asked Twitter and Instagram for a full explanation of why anti-Semitic comments made by rap artist Wiley remained on the social media platforms for so long. Wiley is facing a police investigation after comments appeared on his social media accounts on Friday asserting that Jews systematically exploited Black artists in the music industry, continuing a pattern of exploitation dating back to the slave trade. "The anti-Semitic posts from Wiley are abhorrent," Patel said on Twitter. The antisemitic 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. — Priti Patel (@pritipatel) July 26, 2020 × "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.

UK critical of Twitter, Instagram for being slow to remove Wiley's posts

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UK critical of Twitter, Instagram for being slow to remove Wiley's posts