50 Cent says he’s leaving Instagram over censorship of his photos following alleged sex tape share
The rapper has a beef with the photo-sharing app for not notifying him after the removal of his post
50 cent is threatening to leave Instagram due to the app apparently taking down posts without his permission.
One of the images in question is rumoured to be a sex tape screenshot starring the rapper and fellow musician Teairra Mari, posted without her permission, reports music blog HotNewHipHop.com.
Posting a snap of himself on Wednesday evening in a suit and tie while raising a glass of rosé, the rap star – whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III – said: "I'm leaving IG, I'm going back to Twitter. They take sh*t down off my page with out notifying me #censorthesenuts."
Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is notorious for its sweeping regulations targeting partial nudity and "sexually suggestive" imagery.
But in this case, it may not have had a choice as the alleged censored pic contained flat-out pornographic visuals, according to HotNewHipHop.
A clearly upset Mari posted following 50 cent’s share in which she blasted an unnamed person for posting footage "of what in the moment was private and sacred".
"Recently, my social media was compromised by someone who I felt was deserving of my love and trust. That person proved to be untrustworthy," Mari wrote.
"Revenge Porn [sic] is a crime in California and I will be in pursuit of justice."
Instagram's terms of use explicitly state: "You may not post violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive photos or other content via the Service."
The Sun contacted Instagram for comment but hadn’t heard back at the time of publication.
Since posting his threat to leave the social network, the rapper's profile is still live and he has shared three completely blacked-out images in what seems to be a protest against the app's censorship.
This is not the first time Instagram has cut high-ranking celebrities' posts.
In December, the app blocked anyone posting selfies with koalas, tigers, lions and other exotic animals in a bid to combat animal cruelty.
The picture-sharing site also issued warnings for certain selfies including #koalaselfie, #lionselfie and #tigerpet.
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