The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, reinstated rapper Kanye West on Saturday, about eight months after his account was suspended for posting antisemitic comments.
reported
that he was informed by X that West's account"will be ineligible for a monetization and no ads will appear next to his posts." X's press office did not immediately respond to a query about West's account. By late evening, West had yet to post anything new.with him after a nearly decade-long partnership, abandoning his Yeezy-branded sneakers.Since Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion last October, he has fired thousands of employees and cut moderation of content.
In December, he reinstated former President Donald Trump's Twitter account, although Trump has yet to return to the platform.
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