Social media platform X (previously generally known as Twitter) has reinstated the account of Kanye West (who legally goes by Ye) after he was banned final yr for posting an image of Swastika merged with the Star of David.

Final December, months after Elon Musk took over the platform, Ye created a tweetstorm by posting a collection of antisemitic feedback together with an image that violated the social community’s guidelines. At the moment, Ye additionally posted an “unflattering” image of Musk, however the Tesla CEO clarified that the rapper-producer wasn’t banned due to that.

Over the weekend, the Wall Road Journal reported that Ye’s account received’t be eligible for monetization and adverts is not going to seem subsequent to his posts. Final week, X rolled out an advert revenue-sharing program with international creators. Creators might want to have at the least 500 followers and might want to garner 15 million impressions over the earlier three months to be eligible for this system.

Ye hasn’t made any posts but after his account was unbanned. Nevertheless, the account was solely restored after he gave assurance that he received’t submit antisemitic content material or hateful language, the WSJ report stated, citing an unnamed individual acquainted with the matter.

Musk, who’s a self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist,” has made controversial choices about restoring sure accounts after he took over Twitter. The listing contains former U.S. President Donald Trump, far-right influencer Andrew Tate, who was banned by Twitter for misogynistic feedback, and right-wing educational Jordan Peterson. Most lately, Twitter confronted criticism for restoring the account of Dominick McGee, who posted a picture of kid sexual abuse.