Kanye West is energetic again on Twitter, posting a message Sunday to see if his account was energetic after he was locked out last month within the wake of a vile anti-Semitic rant.
“Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked,” West, 45, wrote to his nearly 32 million followers. The controversial rapper, who legally modified his name to Ye, saw his account get restricted after he posted about going “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE” in early October.
His latest message on the social media platform — which was recently taken over by billionaire Elon Musk — got here a day after former President Donald Trump’s account was reinstated. Trump was suspended from Twitter within the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the US Capitol.
West’s account was initially restricted after the anti-Semitic tirade on Oct. 9, but he resurfaced on the positioning in early November to defend Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving.
The professional-baller has faced heat for sharing an anti-Semitic movie on his Twitter account and being slow to apologize for that. He was also suspended by the Nets, though he’s expected to play Sunday after an 8-game ban.
The temporary suspension of the “Yeezus” artist was the least of his concerns during the last couple months. Multiple businesses and institutions cut ties with West, including Adidas, which had a ten-year relationship with him.
Musk, who bought the corporate for $44 billion, said last month West’s account was restored before the acquisition and he was not consulted beforehand.
Some social media users were displeased to see West energetic again on Sunday.
“If antisemitism is improper musk doesn’t wanna be right,” tweeted author and journalist Molly Jong Fast.
Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah tweeted: “Elon Musk is jailbreaking one other one in all his white supremacist buddies.
West’s post had over 72,000 retweets by Sunday evening.
