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Social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has reinstated the account of Kanye West (who legally goes by Ye) after he was banned last year for posting a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David.
Last December, months after Elon Musk took over the platform, Ye created a tweetstorm by posting a series of antisemitic comments along with a picture that violated the social networks rules. At that time, Ye also posted an unflattering picture of Musk, but the Tesla CEO clarified that the rapper-producer wasnt banned because of that.
Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal reported that Yes account wont be eligible for monetization and ads will not appear next to his posts. Last week, X rolled out an ad revenue-sharing program with global creators. Creators will need to have at least 500 followers and will need to garner 15 million impressions over the previous three months to be eligible for the program.
Ye hasnt made any posts yet after his account was unbanned. However, the account was only restored after he gave assurance that he wont post antisemitic content or hateful language, the WSJ report said, citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
Musk, who is a self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist, has made controversial decisions about restoring certain accounts after he took over Twitter. The list includes former U.S. President Donald Trump, far-right influencer Andrew Tate, who was banned by Twitter for misogynistic comments, and right-wing academic Jordan Peterson. Most recently, Twitter faced criticism for restoring the account of Dominick McGee, who posted an image of child sexual abuse.
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