Rapper Kanye West’s Twitter profile, which was suspended for posting anti-Semitic comments, appears to be back on the platform, a day after billionaire Elon Musk took ownership of the social media company after $44 billion (nearly 3,62,300 crore) ) agreement.
The rapper, now known as Ye, has been suspended Twitter and Meta Communication ‘ Instagram last month and the platforms deleted some of his online posts that users denounced as anti-Semitic.
Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ye, who has more than 30 million followers on Twitter, has sparked controversy in recent months by publicly ending ties with major companies and ramping up social media outbursts against celebrities. other language.
On the 8th of October, Musk tweeted, “Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!” when Ye posted on the platform for the first time in two years after his Instagram account was restricted.
Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 8, 2022
Musk take it Twitter ownership to terrible effect on Thursday, firing top executives but providing little clarity on how he will achieve the ambitions he has outlined for the social media platform influential association.
Musk, also Tesla The CEO, and a self-proclaimed free speech expert, has set goals to prevent the platform from becoming an echo chamber for hate and division.
He also said he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former US President Donald Trump, whose account was removed after the attack on the US Capitol. Trump on Friday said he was glad Twitter was in “sane hands.”
In early October, Ye agreed in principle to buy Parlerthe social media popular background among US conservatives.
Musk, shortly after taking over, fired CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and legal affairs and policy chief Vijaya Gadde, according to people familiar with the matter. He accused them of misleading him and Twitter investors about the amount fake account on the platform.
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