Elon Musk has reactivated Kanye West's Twitter account after X Rebrand

Kanye West's account has been restored on the social media website X, formerly known as Twitter. The Wall Street Journal reports that West won't be able to monetize his account and that no advertisements will appear next to his posts.

The musician's account was suspended in December due to breaking Twitter's guidelines against inciting violence. The suspension was made due to a string of antisemitic remarks made by West, who has since legally changed his name to Ye. Numerous business agreements, including alliances with the athletic apparel company Adidas and the upscale clothing brand Balenciaga, fell apart as a result of these remarks.

Although, the precise tweet that West was suspended for is still unknown, but, the day before his suspension, he tweeted a modified Star of David image with a swastika inside. With CEO Elon Musk referring to himself as a "free speech absolutist," Twitter's moderation practices have long been questioned. Musk said that the platform would be reluctant to delete content and cautious with permanent bans after agreeing to buy Twitter last October. Musk supported the suspension though, tweeting after West's suspension that he had once more broken the law against inciting violence.

A new content enforcement strategy called "Freedom of Speech, Not Reach" was introduced by Twitter's safety team in April with the intention of reducing the reach of tweets that are in violation of the platform's rules. With this strategy, the team proactively stops ads from showing up next to illegal content.

According to a recent report from Twitter's safety team, restricted tweets receive 81 percent fewer reach or impressions than unrestricted tweets. Additionally, they claimed that content that complies with platform guidelines accounts for more than 99.9 percent of tweet impressions.

Twitter's Violent Speech Policy forbids threatening others, wishing others harm, and inciting violence. However, when used to express a viewpoint rather than to incite actionable violence or harm, figures of speech, satire, or artistic expression are exempt from the policy. Before taking action, the platform makes sure it assesses and comprehends the context of conversations. Users have the choice to file an appeal if they think their account was improperly suspended.

It is unknown if West filed an appeal or if another reason led to the account's reactivation. The musician hasn't yet made any content available on the platform. For more information, CNN has contacted Twitter and West's agent, but neither party has responded.