Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is back on Twitter after being suspended for 19 days.
The rapper was suspended after an antisemitic tweet that violated the platform’s rules. That same week, Ye was banned from Instagram for posting screenshots of his texts that contained antisemitic sentiments.
“I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” the since-removed tweet that initiated the suspension read. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.”
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Ye’s Instagram account also came back online Thursday. Ye posted twice and deleted all but one of his photos from before the suspension. The rapper has yet to post on Twitter, which he only revived in 2020 when he was again suspended from Instagram for another antisemitic post.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita initially defended Ye’s tweet, saying his “message in this instance is fair and accurate, & regardless, he is entitled to his opinion” when it came to “the media and Hollywood elites.”
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The return of Ye also comes just as the world’s richest man Elon Musk has finalized his acquisition of Twitter. Musk has claimed to be a “free speech absolutist,” while promising that the platform will not become a “free speech hellscape.”
