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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.
Reddit sites with millions of followers ban links to X, Twitter after Elon Musk inauguration salute
In reaction to hand gestures Elon Musk made at a post-inauguration rally that many said resembled a Nazi salute, Reddit moderators took swift action.
Dozens of Reddit communities are banning links to X as many are calling Elon Musk’s controversial hand gesture on Inauguration Day a Nazi salute
The bans follow Musk’s actions at a speech following Donald Trump’s inauguration. Musk said the election “really mattered” and thanked the crowd for “making it happen,” saying “my heart goes out to you” and then placing his right hand on his chest and extending his arm, palm down, at an 45-degree angle.
'We ... do not condone Nazism' say Reddit groups banning X links over Elon Musk hand gesture
Whatever billionaire Elon Musk's intentions were when he thrust his arm out at an upward angle during U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration Monday, a lot of people aren't having it. And they're leaving his social media platform,
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.
Over 100 Reddit communities ban X links after Elon Musk’s ‘nazi salute’ controversy
Given Musk’s actions on Monday, it may be time to rethink how we engage with the platform,’ one subreddit’s moderators wrote after Musk’s inauguration apperance
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 users ban links to X in groups to protest Elon Musk over Nazi salute allegations
More than 50 subreddits – ranging in size from a few dozen members to millions, totaling at least 40 million members across the communities – issued bans this week, the report said.
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.
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.
Reddit Users Calling For Sitewide X Ban After Elon Musk’s Concerning Gesture
Musk placed his right hand over his chest and extended the same arm straight ahead. He then turned and repeated the gesture to those seated behind him. Many online compared the motion to a Nazi salute and Reddit users are calling for the prohibition of X links on the site as a result.
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 ...
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'Few things he hates more...': MSNBC host suggests Trump and Musk headed for a fallout
Reacting to billionaire Elon Musk once again making himself the center of attention after Donald Trump announced an AI initiative with great fanfare, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough suggested the president ...
The biggest PC gaming subreddit has blacklisted X for being 'hateful' and 'toxic', citing Elon Musk's 'distasteful' behavior
Reddit's largest community dedicated to PC gaming has blacklisted X, formerly known as Twitter, due to its "hateful, toxic" ...