Elon Musk just reinstated Kanye West's Twitter, or X, account 8 months after ban for offensive tweets

• Kanye West, legally known as Ye, has been reinstated on Twitter, or X as it is now known.
• West, known as Ye, was banned for a second time in December after a string of antisemitic remarks.

Kanye West is back on Twitter, now known as X, after being suspended for offensive tweets eight months ago.

West, who changed his legal name to Ye, was banned in December 2022 after he tweeted an image containing a swastika and the Star of David.

Ye made a string of antisemitic comments in the weeks leading up to his suspension, including in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones where he also praised Adolf Hitler.

At the time, Elon Musk said: "I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended."

Ye's reinstatement was met with criticism from Jewish rights groups. "We are disgusted to see antisemite Kanye West unbanned by Twitter," wrote the non-profit Stop Antisemitism. "What was once a platform for debate and discussion has simply become a cesspool for bigots to spew their hatred."

At the time of writing, Ye has not tweeted since his reinstatement.

His account has a gold verification mark, which is typically reserved for businesses.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Ye won't be able to monetize his account and advertisements will not be placed alongside his posts.

The newspaper also reported that X had reinstated Ye's account after receiving reassurance that he wouldn't use the platform to share antisemitic or otherwise harmful language, citing a person familiar with the discussions.

Ye previously had his account restricted in October 2022 after making comments about Jewish people which breached the platform's guidelines.

Big brands including Adidas have also cut ties with Ye over his controversial comments.