‘My Twitter is unblocked:’ Kanye West fires off new tweet after suspension for anti-Semitic rants

Rapper Kanye West has returned to Twitter after drawing widespread backlash over multiple anti-Semitic rants across social media last month.

In one of his first tweets since his suspension on the microblogging site, the 45-year-old rapper informed his more than 31.9 followers that he was back.

‘Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked,’ the Heartless hitmaker tweeted on Sunday. 

Suspension lifted: Rapper Kanye West has returned to Twitter after drawing widespread backlash over multiple anti-Semitic rants across social media last month; seen in October

The post comes after he tweeted on October 9, that he would go ‘death con 3’ on ‘JEWISH PEOPLE,’ an apparent reference to Defcon, the U.S. military defense readiness system. 

Subsequently, his Twitter and Instagram accounts were blocked and his lucrative deals with Adidas, Gap, Balenciaga and Vogue all abruptly ended – but the performer was unrepentant, refusing in multiple interviews to apologize.

Last month, Musk said the father-of-three’s account was restored prior to his $44 billion takeover of the social media company. 

‘Testing Testing Seeing if my Twitter is unblocked,’ the rapper tweeted on Sunday

Not okay: The rapper, now known as Ye, was restricted from Twitter on October 9 and barred from Meta’s Instagram last month, and the platforms removed some of his online posts that users condemned as anti-Semitic; seen in 2020

The rapper, now known as Ye, was restricted from Twitter on October 9 and barred from Meta’s Instagram.

Restricted accounts cannot post or interact on Twitter, as opposed to suspended accounts which are entirely removed.

While it was highly reported that Kanye’s Twitter was back in his hands following Musk’s takeover, the Tesla CEO said that it was not his decision.

Controversial: Musk has been vocal in criticizing Twitter’s suspension policies, vowing to restore the accounts of prominent figures, including Donald Trump; seen in May

‘Ye’s account was restored by Twitter before the acquisition,’ Musk tweeted on Friday. ‘They did not consult with or inform me.’

Musk took ownership of Twitter with brutal efficiency in October, and began his new reign by firing top executives. 

Musk has been vocal in criticizing Twitter’s suspension policies, vowing to restore the accounts of prominent figures.

Vile: The post comes after he tweeted on October 9, that he would go ‘death con 3’ on ‘JEWISH PEOPLE,’ an apparent reference to Defcon, the U.S. military defense readiness system; seen in March 2022

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Among the big names booted from Twitter include Donald Trump, Roger Stone, Alex Jones, Steve Bannon and US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The world’s richest man recently tweeted that ‘no major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen,’ without the approval of a new content moderation council that has ‘widely diverse viewpoints.’

Celebrating his purchase of the company and new changes set to roll out, Musk tweeted: ‘The bird is freed,’ and ‘let the good times roll.’