Kanye West is back on Twitter. The social network reinstated the rapper's account on Saturday, eight months after suspending him for posting a Nazi swastika inside the Star of David.
The post came after West appeared on InfoWars, where he repeatedly praised both Nazis and Adolf Hitler. At the time, West posted on Truth Social that his account was locked for 12 hours.
Shortly after, Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted “FAFO” in reference to the suspension, standing for “F### Around and Find Out.”
While West is back on Twitter, The Wall Street Journal notes he won’t have advertisements appear next to his posts and he won’t be eligible to monetize his account. West, who goes by Ye, had his account reinstated after reassuring the platform “that he wouldn’t use the platform to share antisemitic or otherwise harmful language,” the paper says, citing a person familiar with the matter.
As of Sunday afternoon, West had yet to post any new tweets. Currently his most recent post on the social network is from December 1, 2022.
While West was suspended by Musk, shortly after gaining control of Twitter, Musk removed suspensions for a number of accounts that had been suspended prior to his purchase of the company. Most notably, Musk unsuspended the account of former President Donald Trump, who has also not tweeted since his reinstatement.
West’s reinstatement comes at an interesting time for the company. This week, Twitter rebranded to X, and erected a new sign on top of its San Francisco headquarters, which has not been well-received by the city or the company’s neighbors.
