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Twitter restores Kanye West’s account after eight-month suspension

Rapper was suspended last year after posting a series of erratic tweets

Kanye West: US rapper has legally changed his name to Ye. Picture: Getty

Ye, the rapper formally known as Kanye West, has had his Twitter account reinstated following an almost eight-month suspension for violating the platform’s policy against inciting violence.

The US musician who has legally changed his name to Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets at the end of last year, one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star.

He stoked further controversy online with remarks made during an ...