Reddit, Elon Musk and X

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.
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.
Elon Musk's salute leads Reddit forums to block links to X
Dozens of Reddit's communities, or subreddits, have discussed or enacted bans on links to Elon Musk's X in response to Musk's gestures at a Trump inaugural event that many interpreted as a Nazi salute.
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 the move.
Some Major Reddit Forums Ban 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.
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.
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 communities ban X links in response to Elon Musk's 'Nazi-style salute'
Dozens of Reddit communities have banned links to social network X following the inauguration of Donald Trump, during which Elon Musk made a controversial gesture which some have compared to a “Nazi-style salute”.
Major Subreddits Are Banning Links to X Following Musk’s Seig Heil-Like Salute
The ban spans basically every category of subreddit and will cut off X links from a significant source of traffic, as some of the communities boast millions of subscribers. The subreddit r/TwoXChromosomes,
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
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 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.
Reddit sports mods, users calling for a ban on X links in posts
In the fallout of Elon Musk’s baffling appearance during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a curious new front in the ...
Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t ...
Elon Musk's 'odd-looking' salute sure looked like a 'Sieg heil' to me | Opinion
Elon Musk was so happy about Donald Trump's inauguration he gave two stiff-armed salutes that looked like what the bad guys ...