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Reddit Users Boycott X Links After Elon Musk’s Gesture at Inaugural Event
A boycott of links to Mr. Musk’s social media platform spread on Reddit this week, after he made a gesture that some likened to a Nazi salute. Others worried about censorship.
Elon Musk's Nazi salute sparks widespread Reddit revolt
After Musk sparked a wave of ire with back-to-back Nazi salutes at an Inauguration Day event in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the bans quickly swept across Reddit. Such a move is not unheard of — moderators can ban links to specific sites, meaning that posts and comments including X links are easy to block.
Elon Musk Reddit Ban: List of Subreddits Blocking X Links
Several of the largest communities on Reddit have banned links to X following Elon Musk's gesture at Donald Trump's inauguration.
X Ban Spreads Across Reddit As Communities React To Musk’s Gesture
Reddit communities with millions of subscribers lead charge as social media landscape faces period of unprecedented turbulence
More than 50 Reddit communities ban X links to protest Musk
The cascade of link bans on Reddit came after Musk made a hand gesture at a Monday rally that many compared to a Nazi salute.
Reddit communities are banning links to X following Musk’s ‘salute’
Communities on Reddit are banning links to X following billionaire Elon Musk’s stiff-armed salute on Monday during an inaugural event for President Donald Trump. Countless subreddits, including r/NewJersey, which boasts over 464,000 members, are announcing the new rule change in posts across the platform this week.
Reddit Forums Propose Banning X Links After Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute
Musk’s gesture has received mixed reactions from politicians and academics, with some likening it to a Nazi salute and others saying it was an accidental action made in the heat of his victory speech.
Reddit Forums Move to Ban Links to X After Elon Musk's Salute
The Nazi-like salute from Musk during a Trump inauguration event sparks multiple subreddits on Reddit to consider blocking links to X/Twitter.
Reddit users rage against Elon Musk: calls for X ban erupt across subreddits
Reddit users call for a ban on X (formerly Twitter) links, citing Elon Musk's supposed nazi-gesture, leadership, interface changes, and far-right ties.
Reddit Group Moderators Block Links to X in Protest of Elon Musk Inauguration Salute
Subreddits devoted to sports, videogaming and even geographic areas have opted to block links to Musk's X social network.
Reddit Users Are Not Linking to X.com After Elon Musk’s Apparent Fascist Salute
Another potential rebellion is brewing at Reddit after Trump’s tech bro in chief’s antics at Monday’s inauguration.
A Michigan Reddit group is 'extra' banning links to social media site X. Here's why
A ban on links to X content began on Reddit sports forums and has spread to numerous other sub-Reddits with more discussing ...
Grimes Reacts To Elon Musk Backlash After Controversial Nazi-Like Gesture: "I Am Not Him"
Grimes is distancing herself from Elon Musk and denouncing Nazism after the Tesla CEO made a gesture that many interpreted as ...