X, Reddit and Elon Musk

NBA, NFL Subreddits Among Largest To 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.
Reddit groups are banning links to X after Elon Musk was accused of doing a Nazi salute
Reddit communities, including some with millions of followers, have instituted bans on links to X, formerly known as Twitter, amid the uproar surrounding Elon Musk’s hand gesture during a recent inauguration event. A Reddit spokesperson clarified that these bans are initiated at the user-level and are not platform-enforced.
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 groups ban X links in protest at Musk arm gesture
More than 100 Reddit communities have banned users from posting links to X in protest at owner Elon Musk's controversial arm gesture at a rally celebrating Donald Trump's return to office. The billionaire twice extended his arm out straight as he thanked the crowd for "making it happen."
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.
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.
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 Is Banning X Links. Could Europe Be Next?
After months of controversy, capped off by Elon Musk's salute at the presidential inauguration, backlash against the tech mogul has hit a fever pitch.
Hundreds of Reddit communities ban Twitter links
If Elon Musk thought he could outshine Donald Trump at his own inauguration with a bit of edgelording, his bankrolling of the far-right and his own antisemitic tweeting mean that most people simply took it at face value as a Nazi salute.
Some Reddit communities ban links to X over Musk’s inauguration gesture
Reddit communities from r/NBA to r/Christianity say they won’t allow links to the platform after Elon Musk’s gesture, which ...
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 ...
Reddit won’t interfere with users revolting against X with subreddit bans
Since Tuesday, hundreds of subreddits have discussed and/or implemented bans against the site formerly called Twitter, as ...