Elon Musk reinstates Kanye West’s Twitter account after 8 months

On Saturday, social media site X restored the account of Ye, the singer formerly known as Kanye West, after it was removed over eight months earlier for violating the network’s rules forbidding incitement to violence.

Ye’s account now displays his most recent post dated 1 December, a day before his account was suspended on platform X, the new moniker Elon Musk has given Twitter.

Ye will not be able to monetize his account on X, and adverts will not display next to his postings, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited the social media site on Saturday.