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Kanye West's Yeezy online shopping platform taken down over swastika T-shirts

Shopify shut down the Yeezy online store after it violated policies on commercial practices, following backlash over the ad and West's antisemitic remarks.
West's X account was deleted after a series of antisemitic posts, which drew condemnation from organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee.
A Jewish woman is suing West, claiming she was fired for complaining about his antisemitism and faced harassment while working at Yeezy.

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Financial Post

Kanye West's Shopify store removed after selling swastika shirts

Shopify Inc. has taken down a site promoted by rapper Kanye West, known as Ye, that was selling swastika shirts.. Find out more.

10 days ago·Canada

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The Wrap

Fox TV Condemns ‘Appalling’ Kanye West Super Bowl Ad for Swastika Tees: ‘We Regret These Commercials Aired’

Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy condemned Kanye West’s Super Bowl LIX ad that directed viewers to swastika T-shirts in a note to staff on Wednesday. The ad ran in three markets (Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Atlanta) during Super Bowl LIX and encouraged viewers to go to his website, Yeezy.com. However, the site only sold one item — a T-shirt with a swastika on it, called “HH-01,” which West was selling for $20. “The ad, which was pres…

10 days ago·United States

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Comic Sands

Ye's Clothing Website Shut Down For Selling Swastika T-Shirts After Bizarre Super Bowl Ad

The website for Ye's clothing brand Yeezy was shut down after his Super Bowl ad promoting his business led visitors to the site to see only a swastika t-shirt for sale. Before Shopify, which hosted Yeezy, shut down the website, Ye had gone on an internet tirade making antisemitic statements that prompted celebrities like Friends star David Schwimmer to plead with Elon Musk to again ban the rapper from X (formerly Twitter). Ye's X account was …

10 days ago

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Salon

Kanye’s online storefront shut down after peddling swastika shirt

Kanye West’s online storefront shut down by Shopify after peddling swastika shirts

10 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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The Root

Finally! Why Kanye West is Having the Worst Week Ever

Kanye West’s weird iPhone-recorded advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday directed people to his Yeezy website, where customers and fans found a single swastika t-shirt listed for sale. And just like his anti-semitic social media tirades, he’s seeing consequences for his actions.Read more...

11 days ago

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Raw Story

Kanye West's website goes down after Nazi T-shirt sale

The website of Kanye West's Yeezy fashion brand was offline Tuesday after it began selling plain white T-shirts with a swastika.The site displayed the message "Something went wrong" and "This store is unavailable."West, who now calls himself Ye, appeared in a commercial for the site that aired in So...

11 days ago·United States

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