Twitter, Rebranded as 'X', Restores Kanye West's Account After 'Anti-Semitic Remarks'

Twitter restored the account of American hip-hop artist Kanye West, who had sparked controversy with anti-Semitic remarks, just one day after changing its name and logo from the blue bird to 'X'.

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According to 'X' on the 30th (local time), the social media platform lifted the ban on West's account, which had been blocked since December last year, on the 29th. This action came just one day after officially replacing the blue bird icon with 'X' not only on the website but also on the mobile application (app) on the 28th.

X restored the account after receiving a response from West promising not to share anti-Semitic posts or other harmful content on the account.

As a condition for restoring the account, X required that West would not monetize the account and that no ads would appear next to his posts. West has approximately 31 million followers.

Since this month, X has been sharing ad revenue with creators who subscribe to paid accounts and receive more than 5 million content replies per month for three consecutive months, but West is excluded from this program.

West has repeatedly caused controversy with anti-Semitic remarks. In December last year, he posted an image combining the Nazi symbol 'swastika' with the 'Star of David,' which symbolizes Judaism and Jewish people, leading to his account being blocked.

In October last year, his account was suspended again due to anti-Jewish hate speech. He also referred to the COVID-19 vaccine as the 'mark of the beast' and faced criticism for wearing a T-shirt with the phrase 'White Lives Matter' at Paris Fashion Week in France.

Meanwhile, Twitter, the predecessor of 'X,' restored former President Donald Trump's account in November last year, just one month after Elon Musk's acquisition, ending a 22-month suspension.

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